"It had likely been this way for a long period of time, and would have been extremely painful.“She also had overgrown nails, and a number of other health conditions which were causing her an extensive amount of suffering.

The greedy dog had managed to swallow 16 stray golf balls (Picture: Matthew Lofthouse/SWNS) The cluster was removed from his stomach during emergency surgery (Picture: SWNS)‘I was horrified when the vets told me about the blockage in his stomach.

Leon Lawlor, 4, suffered injuries to his mouth and eyelid (Picture: Stoke Sentinel/BPM Media)Horrifying pictures show the facial injuries a four-year-old suffered when he was attacked by a friend’s dog.He was left covered in blood and needed surgery after lurcher Duke savaged him on his mouth and eyelid, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports.

Dog owner issues giant hogweed warning after pet suffers horror burns on face from plant.A DOG owner has issued a warning after his pet suffered horrific facial burns from a plant during a walk.

The four-year-old dog started developing the wounds after sniffing around a suspected giant hogweed plant, which can cause blindness, painful burns and blisters if it comes into contact with dogs or humans.

The disturbing attack took place in the Orchard Park estate in Hull, East Yorkshire, and is being investigated by the RSPCA.For more stories like this, check our news page.

Dale, 60, who is backing the Daily Express Green Britain Needs You campaign, said: "Millions of Brits will be shocked and disgusted to discover how hunts are treating their dogs, and will be horrified to find out their lights might be puppy-powered.".

At one point, one of the cows reared up on its hind legs and trampled Janicke’s face (Picture: SWNS) Janicke kept blacking out as she was airlifted to hospital (Picture: SWNS) The veteran had walked the path were she got attacked multiple times (Picture: SWNS)Describing the horrific attack, she said: ‘One of them, the black one, kept raising itself up on its hind legs and then stamping its front legs actually down on me.

His new owner, dog warden Mel Herbert, helped him shed the extra weight after she felt her heartstrings pulling her towards the sweet guy.Claude now (Picture: Mercury Press)‘The first time we brought him to the vet,’ recalled Mel, ‘she was horrified, and now they can’t believe the transformation.

Marie Fast, 48, has been scarred for life after her ordeal (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)A woman has been left traumatised after her lip was torn off in a horrific dog attack – leaving her screaming in agony and scarred for life.

Ricky Gervais and the RSPCA have thrown their support behind a campaign to prevent the ear cropping of dogs.(Image: PA) Ricky Gervais and the RSPCA have signed a petition to stop the ‘horrific’ cosmetic surgery.

Alice after eating the lipstick (Picture: Caters News Agency)Jordan Gilletti thought she’d walked into a horrific scene when she spotted her dog Alice not moving and covered in something red.

The tar stuck to the puppy’s fur and skin, causing him extreme pain (Picture: SWNS) The dog also developed pneumonia from breathing in toxic fumes (Picture: SWNS) It’s thought the attackers deliberately coated the dog in tar from a nearby building site (Picture: SWNS)A Mayflower spokesman said: ‘Boiling tar has been deliberately thrown at this puppy, we believe acquired from nearby building sites.

Little Fig is just a puppy, and her injury was incredibly dangerous (Picture: Sarah Pickett)Vets are warning owners to keep their dogs out of the kitchen on Christmas Day to avoid dangerous burns and scalds.

A dog has suffered horrific injuries caused by suspected badger baiting (Image: RSPCA) The Patterdale Terrier was found by a member of the public in Painscastle last Wednesday (Image: RSPCA)“He's the friendliest dog going and we really hope he's going to be okay.

Eleanor Marrett’s daughter with the family’s beloved pet cat Jess (Picture: MEN Media)A horrified mother found her cat five-foot up a bramble bush after being savaged to death by dogs .

The kittens quickly fell in love with their new mum (Picture: Facebook/SunshineDogRescue)Desperate to help the dog through the horrifying ordeal, Anita took to Facebook on a mission to find orphaned puppies who could benefit from Georgia’s love – and her milk, as the pooch was lactating.

Michael Warren, 35, has been found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to his dogs , Bolt and Panther, after RSPCA inspectors discovered horrifying conditions upon entering his Teesside home.

Joel has been fundraising on her own website in the hopes of getting a prosthetic snout for Moaca and to raise money for the charity that ultimately saved her life.

Sariah’s hair before and after the incident (Picture: Sian Coombs/Tiffany Wallis)A mum was horrified when her toddler daughter managed to wander off with her dog clippers and shave a patch down the middle of her head.