A gym fanatic was dragged into court for leaving her four dogs to live in squalor.
Kelly Hedger works as a health and well-being coach and also a personal trainer.
But the 35-year-old left her two labradors, one Dachshund and one Rottweiler in a filthy, rubbish strewn house.
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Her home was littered with broken glass, mouldy dog poo and drugs paraphernalia.
Hedger was warned to improve their pooch’s living conditions but ignored them.
One of the Labradors Alfie and Buster the Rottweiler were both given a body condition score of just one out of nine by a vet and described as emaciated.
Two horses, which were also her responsibility, had also been left unattended in a field with no fresh food or water for six days.
Hedger, of Fretwell Close, Maltby, Rotherham, was prosecuted by the RSPCA for neglecting the animals, under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
Cops and the RSPCA first went to her house on 9 November, 2021, as reported by Need To Know.
They made numerous visits after that and told her to clean up the house inside and out.
Meanwhile, Hedger regularly posted snaps of her posing during workouts at Ultra Flex Gym in Rotherham.
RSPCA Inspector Vanessa Reid said: “There were four bedrooms, all of which were covered in belongings, rubbish and faeces.
“There were old faeces which had turned green and mouldy, alongside more fresh ones, so it was clear the dogs had been living like this for some time.
“There were no bowls of water present in any of the rooms.
“As we untied the doors to the living room the horrendous smell became even stronger, almost overpowering.
“My eyes began to water and my nose was burning, the smell was so putrid.”
An RSPCA spokesperson said: “The only liquid in the house was a half full mop bucket in the kitchen containing filthy brown water.
“Drug paraphernalia was found lying around the house which also presented a health risk to the animals.”
She was sentenced at Sheffield Magistrates Court after being convicted in her absence.
Hedger was banned from keeping animals for 12 months and sentenced to an 18-month community order.
