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PHOTOGRAPHS supplied by the RSPCA reveal the 'extremely neglectful' conditions animals were left in by a pet owner from Weymouth.
Deanna Pritchard, aged 40, was banned from keeping animals for five years after pleading guilty to five counts of causing unnecessary suffering to eight animals between August 1 and August 27 last year.
The RSPCA inspected Pritchard's home in Meadow Close after reports concerning the welfare of animals and found a cat, four hens - one of which was dead - a royal python, a corn snake and a female hamster, which were all kept in 'extremely neglectful' conditions.
The cat was pregnant with an amputated tail. A court heard the cat was left in 'severe agony' with a bleeding tail, and did not receive medical help.