A court in Waterford has banned a woman from keeping pets for a decade after a distressing case of animal neglect involving a female Collie dog that was left untreated for a severe skin condition.

A Waterford woman has received a 10-year ban from owning any animals for causing "unnecessary suffering" to her dog.

A court in Waterford banned a woman from owning animals for ten years in a case involving a Collie suffering with a severe skin condition.