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By Antony Clements-Thrower A vile dog owner allowed her pet to starve to death in a filthy house it ripped to shreds looking for food, a court heard. Carrie Hansford, 43, abandoned Rocky and left the Staffordshire Bull Terrier to a slow and painful death surrounded by huge piles of rubbish and his own waste. Eventually, a dog warden broke into her house in Southampton, Hants, with a warrant where he found Rocky’s emaciated and insect-riddled remains. Animal handler Mark Knight told how he found the 10-year-old surrounded by piles of his own faeces after he was called to Hansford’s home. Upon e…

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