Woman Avoids Jail After Dog Left to Starve and Eat Own Faeces Before Death

Warning - Distressing images West Yorks woman left dog to die

Joanne Oakes has been banned from keeping animals for ten years and handed a suspended prison sentence after leaving her dog to die.

Woman avoids jail after dog left to starve and eat own faeces before death

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Joanne Oakes, 38, of Kingsway, Pontefract, pleaded guilty in relation to the death of Chihuahua cross Ruby

Distressing images: Pontefract woman banned from keeping animals for a decade after leaving dog to die

A Pontefract woman has been handed a suspended prison sentence and banned from keeping animals for a decade after leaving her dog to starve to death.