A severely emaciated dog described as a walking skeleton has shocked police and animal welfare inspectors.
A severely emaciated dog described as a walking skeleton has shocked police and animal welfare inspectors.
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The young female crossbreed, who has been named Jess, was handed in to a police station on Friday by a member of the public after being found in Duke Street, Glasgow.
At 5.7kg (12.5lb) the dog is less than half her ideal weight, and her rib cage and spine were protruding.
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