Inside horror house where 80 dogs were found living in their own filth

More than 80 dogs were found living in squalor, surrounded by dirt and their own faeces in a house in Yorkshire.

The canines, along with two cats and a chicken, were found living in the ‘appalling conditions’ in Tickhill in Doncaster. 

Shocking pictures show the springer spaniels covered in their own filth – crowded together on a rotting staircase thick with dust and dirt.

Ripped and stained wallpaper can also be seen on the walls, along with a chandelier which is coated in dust.

In another jaw-dropping image, around 17 of the dogs are seen locked in a tiny room, which appears to be caked in mud on all of the walls and the floor.

The pets are huddled tightly together, while one is hidden under a small cupboard, where two more are sat on top.

They were on Thursday rescued by South Yorkshire Police and the RSPCA.

Dog legislation officers and members of the animal charity entered the home and said they were ‘immediately taken aback by the smell, the conditions and the volume of animals living inside’.

They were met with ‘faeces, filth and round every corner and room, more dogs’.

Officers took the dogs to safety, counting 78 springer spaniels and four dogs of other breeds. 

South Yorkshire Police confirmed that all of the animals have been taken into kenneling.

Officers are continuing to investigate the owners responsible.

Chief Inspector Emma Cheney said: ‘Effective teamwork and strong partnerships between us, the RSPCA and Doncaster City Council allowed us to act on community intelligence that a property was being used to house animals and obtain an emergency warrant from the courts.

‘This is not responsible dog ownership; this is cruelty and I am pleased we have been able to intervene and ensure that these dogs receive the care they deserve and hopefully have a bright future ahead of them.’

Anyone who believes they have information that can contribute to enquiries is asked to contact South Yorkshire Police. 

Last week, pictures showed the horrific home of a dog walker who kept 11 pets in deplorable’ conditions with faeces crushed into the carpets. The building was so squalid that it left an RSPCA inspector ‘retching’. 

Dog walker Hannah Critchlow kept the animals in a house described as being one of the worst ever seen by the hardened officers – where the foul dirt was so thick it had to be pushed aside to make a walkway through the rooms. 

Two of the dogs were staying there while their owners were on holiday while others were being fostered by her on behalf of an animal charity. Some were left so ill after staying with her that they required treatment from a vet.

Critchlow, 30, who a ran a business called UpDog Walking, Training & Behaviour, has now been banned from keeping animals for 12 months.

She had previously agreed to give the RSPCA access to see the dogs on August 18 last year but she had failed to show up twice for scheduled appointments on the day.

Further visits were made until her van was spotted outside the property in September.

She then allowed RSPCA Inspector Rowena Proctor and the police inside and the dogs were seized on animal welfare grounds.

Critchlow was later prosecuted and she appeared at Peterlee Magistrates Court having plead guilty to one Animal Welfare Act offence.

In another case last year, more than 30 pets were found surrounded by faeces, flies and rubbish as one puppy was discovered shaking in terror.

Described as a ‘house of horrors’, 24 dogs – including 15 puppies – seven cats, a hamster and two rats were found by the RSPCA following a report to the charity’s cruelty line.

Inspectors said they were unable to breathe because the ‘ammonia was overpowering’ as they entered the property.

Shocking video footage shows the moment inspectors enter the property as the dogs scrambled towards the door.

Pictures also reveal the filthy conditions that the animals were living in as they were surrounded by faeces, urine and empty food cans.

Among the pets was puppy Raya, who was found standing on a pile of rubbish trembling in fear.

While four petrified cats with urine-stained coats were crammed in filthy guinea pig cages.

Raya was one of 15 puppies taken to the RSPCA’s Birmingham Animal Hospital where staff worked into the early hours of the morning to make them all comfortable.