The dog was found with only soil and wood in its stomach A dog was tied to a barbed wire fence in Angus and left to starve to death for up to two weeks, animal welfare officers have revealed. The dead female mastiff cross was discovered on the Kinnaird Park Estate on the outskirts of Brechin on Friday. An examination of the animal's stomach contents found only grains of soil and fragments of wood as she tried to eat anything within her limited reach. Scottish SPCA staff described it as one of the worst cases of animal cruelty. The dog was tightly tethered to the fence with blue twine and she was wearing a blue collar and black muzzle. 'Extreme fear' The Scottish SPCA said it would have been a "slow and lingering death from starvation and dehydration." Senior Inspector Mark Lumgair added: "I can only describe the scene that met me as horrendous. It's one of the worst cases I've ever had to deal with in all my time as an inspector. "This poor dog has been made to suffer unimaginable cruelty over a prolonged period of time. "She looks to have been there for at least a week, maybe two. Those last days of her life must have been filled with extreme fear and pain. "I can't begin to imagine how she was feeling and thinking in the days and hours that she spent there alone and suffering." The penalty for abandoning an animal is a fine of up to £5,000 and six months in prison. The Scottish SPCA said it would also seek a lifetime ban on keeping animals for anyone found guilty of this crime.



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