Petting farm inspectors found animals in 'appalling conditions' in 'distressing case of animal cruelty'

DSPCA inspectors found a dead dog decomposing on a kitchen table, a dead rabbit on top of a cage, and an 'overpowering' stench from dog faeces and urine, court heard

Janet Ball, of Reynoldstown Farm, The Naul, north Co Dublin leaving the Four Courts after she appeared before the Dublin District Court on Thursday afternoon. Picture: Paddy Cummins

Animal welfare inspectors discovered a dead dog decomposing on a kitchen floor, a rabbit's carcass rotting on a hutch, newborn puppies with no access to water, and an "overpowering" stench of animal filth at a Dublin petting farm, a court has heard.

Janet Ball, 74, of the Reynoldstown Farm, The Naul, in north Co Dublin, pleaded guilty on Thursday to 10 charges under the Animal Health and Welfare Act.