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neighbour from hell

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MissJD · 26/04/2023 11:51

i moved in October to maisonette with my 6yo .

below us lives woman with 10 dogs . these dogs are never walked and always inside her 2 bedroom house .

obviously barking is constant. day and night . our life is hell . sleep deprivation is form of torture and it's not fair on dogs to always sit indoors too.

i reported this to RSPCA , council , landlords however nothing is done .

is my only option to move now ? is it animal cruelty to keep 10 dogs inside and never walk them ?

can anyone give me advice i'm desperate now , my child is disabled and she can't sleep at night begging me to stop barking .

smell is unbearable too , it comes up to our house from downstairs

any advice would be greatly appreciated

thank you

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Willmafrockfit · 26/04/2023 12:01

or environmental health

Willmafrockfit · 26/04/2023 12:01

try the police if rspca are doing nothing.

Missingmyusername · 26/04/2023 12:01

The housing association say nothing?
What about dog mess?

Mopbucketmoo · 26/04/2023 12:00

10 dogs??? What kindof breed, that's crazy
Poor dogs... can the rspca not do more if they suspect neglect and I assume ten dogs in a small space not being walks is neglect?
Sorry you're going through this xx

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MissJD · 26/04/2023 11:59

Also sometimes she leaves her dogs for day or 2 alone and when i call RSPCA to do welfare check they are not coming .

it seems to me that no one cares about this situation, all my complaints and corners are being ignored.

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Notcontent · 26/04/2023 11:58

What has the council said? This sounds horrendous - how can anyone have that many dogs unless they live on a very large property.

Are you renting? If so, your landlord should take action.

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MissJD · 26/04/2023 11:56

RSPCA came around 5 times but she is just not opening the door and they have to power to force entry ..

i think my only option is to move now unfortunately

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Movinghouseatlast · 26/04/2023 11:53

I would phone the RSPCA again because yes it is cruel. Did they send anyone round?