Overview
- Inspectors Emma Stainthorpe and Mark Gent found Floss scavenging in a house strewn with faeces and rubbish near Northallerton after a cruelty-line tip.
- Rescuers discovered the badly decomposed body of her companion, a Mastiff named Alice, in an adjoining bedroom.
- Vets recorded a body condition score of 1/9, weight of 8kg versus an ideal of at least 12kg, and severe anaemia likely from malnutrition and heavy flea infestation, leading police to seize Floss into RSPCA care.
- A North Yorkshire man pleaded guilty to five animal welfare offences related to Floss and Alice and was banned from keeping dogs for ten years.
- Citing a five-year high in neglect reports rising 28%—with 17 reports each hour—the RSPCA has launched The Big Give Back to Animals to bolster frontline work through the winter.