A FAMILY have spoken about their 15-month legal battle after the RSPCA put down their pet cat - because of its tangled hair - according to a national newspaper. The Metro said Richard and Samantha Byrnes, of Hertfordshire, were charged with animal cruelty following complaints from a neighbour that Claude's hair was too matted. It said inspectors then destroyed the 16-year-old animal despite Mr Byrnes, 53, saying the Turkish van cat hated being groomed and became "a fury of claws and...
Reported by Derby Telegraph 2 hours ago.
A FAMILY have spoken about their 15-month legal battle after the RSPCA put down their pet cat - because of its tangled hair - according to a national newspaper. The Metro said Richard and Samantha Byrnes, of Hertfordshire, were charged with animal cruelty following complaints from a neighbour that Claude's hair was too matted. It said inspectors then destroyed the 16-year-old animal despite Mr Byrnes, 53, saying the Turkish van cat hated being groomed and became "a fury of claws and...
Reported by Derby Telegraph 2 hours ago.