Woman ordered to pay €13,000 for 'prolonged starvation' of 'emaciated' shih tzu

The judge also banned the woman from pet ownership for five years

A DSPCA vet described the shih tzu (pictured here in 2021) as emaciated and said its bones were visible. Picture: DSPCA

A dog owner, who failed to get medical attention for her starving, sick and "emaciated" shih tzu after rope and cord lodged in its stomach, has been ordered to pay more than €13,000.

Donna Kerrigan of Galtymore Park, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, faced animal welfare charges over the condition of her five-year-old dog Charlie which suffered "prolonged starvation". The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) seized the dog on October 4, 2021.