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Lifetime animal ban for Looe couple with 73 cats Lifetime animal ban for Looe couple with 73 cats
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A couple who kept 73 cats in "terrible conditions" has been banned from keeping animals for life.A couple who kept 73 cats in "terrible conditions" has been banned from keeping animals for life.
Penelope O'Dell, 71, and David O'Dell, 70, gave the pets "completely incompetent care", magistrates heard.Penelope O'Dell, 71, and David O'Dell, 70, gave the pets "completely incompetent care", magistrates heard.
They both admitted three charges, including causing unnecessary suffering and failing to ensure the animals' needs were met.They both admitted three charges, including causing unnecessary suffering and failing to ensure the animals' needs were met.
However, RSPCA prosecutor Lindi Meyer said the couple had been well-intentioned.However, RSPCA prosecutor Lindi Meyer said the couple had been well-intentioned.
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'Sincerely sorry''Sincerely sorry'
The house in Looe, Cornwall, had a powerful smell of ammonia and inspectors found 10 overflowing litter trays, Bodmin Magistrates' Court heard.The house in Looe, Cornwall, had a powerful smell of ammonia and inspectors found 10 overflowing litter trays, Bodmin Magistrates' Court heard.
In a statement, Mr O'Dell said he was truly sorry for the cats' suffering. He said he had been dealing with the loss of his father and had complaints of his own.In a statement, Mr O'Dell said he was truly sorry for the cats' suffering. He said he had been dealing with the loss of his father and had complaints of his own.
Mrs O'Dell said she was heartbroken and devastated, adding that she loved the cats and was "sincerely sorry".Mrs O'Dell said she was heartbroken and devastated, adding that she loved the cats and was "sincerely sorry".
The estranged pair, from Pendrim Road, were both sentenced to 12 weeks in jail, suspended for 18 months, and given a lifetime ban from owning, keeping or looking after any pets.The estranged pair, from Pendrim Road, were both sentenced to 12 weeks in jail, suspended for 18 months, and given a lifetime ban from owning, keeping or looking after any pets.
Insp Claire Ryder, from the RSPCA, said it was "shocking environment" and the "smell was absolutely overpowering".Insp Claire Ryder, from the RSPCA, said it was "shocking environment" and the "smell was absolutely overpowering".
She said: "There were some [cats] with eye conditions and ear problems, and, unfortunately, some did have to be put to sleep under vet's advice because of their welfare.She said: "There were some [cats] with eye conditions and ear problems, and, unfortunately, some did have to be put to sleep under vet's advice because of their welfare.
"They were just all suffering and it was just not right.""They were just all suffering and it was just not right."