Animal cruelty couple receive death threats after conviction for treatment of emaciated sausage dog pet that had to be put down

The owners of a sausage dog which was so emaciated that it had to be put down say they have received death threats after being convicted of animal cruelty offences. Daniel Kilty, 42, and Kelly Utting, 37, faced outrage after the RSPCA released a horrific picture of their malnourished miniature dachshund Duggy in a pitiful condition. The owners of a sausage dog which was so emaciated that it had to be put down say they have received death threats after being convicted of animal cruelty offences Daniel Kilty, 42, and Kelly Utting, 37, faced outrage after the RSPCA released a horrific picture of their malnourished miniature dachshund Duggy in a pitiful condition Kilty, who works as a carer, said: 'We may have to move house over this. Utting who lives with Kilty in Lowestoft, Suffolk, said: 'We've had death threats on social media over this – but I have loved dogs all my life' One user commented on the Lowestoft Journal's Facebook page said: 'Anyone that can continue to feed themselves whilst an animal in their care starves is a vile hums being with no morals!'. Great Yarmouth magistrates court heard how the RSPCA launched an investigation after Duggy was taken to a vet by Utting's brother in December, 2023 'He would eat but, and he would put weight on and then he would get sick and start losing it again.