CONVICTED (2013) | Suzanne Dorling Bunyard, born 23/02/1971, and husband Mark Bunyard, born 27/03/1960, both of Boston Close, Dover CT16 2BP – kept a dog trapped in a filthy cage for more than five years and left another to wander in foul conditions Suzanne and Mark Bunyard are banned from keeping animals for life after failing to care for their pet dogs The Bunyards let an elderly flea-riddled Jack Russell named Spike run loose in their squalid, dilapidated house. Another dog known as Jasper was kept in a filthy cage. When rescued he was emaciated and his legs were covered in sores. Jasper had been kept in a cage for more than five years RSPCA inspector Caroline Doe said: “I am disgusted to think that Jasper, the dog in the cage, had led a life of misery for more than five years. “There is no excuse for keeping animals like this. They admitted that neither dog had received any veterinary treatment and both had suffered badly from neglect.” Jasper has recovered from his ordeal Both defendants pleaded guilty to failing to meet the needs of the two Jack Russells. Sentencing: total of 21 weeks in jail, suspended for 12 months; costs of more than £1,071. Disqualified from keeping animals for life. Kent Online