A MAN has been banned from keeping animals for 20 years after neglecting his pets for a second time.
Andrew Gill, 48, left his four dogs without access to food, water or bedding.
Gill had been banned from keeping animals last year for causing unnecessary suffering to 13 rats, which died of starvation, failing to meet the welfare needs of three ferrets and a rabbit and causing unnecessary suffering to a hedgehog.
RSPCA inspector Hannah Bryer said: "Throughout the duration of the previous proceedings, Mr Gill was given advice, assistance and warning notices to improve the welfare of his remaining animals.
"After he was banned, he failed to follow the court order and continued keeping animals.
"Mr Gill has proved he is unable to care for animals properly, even when given extensive guidance.
"He has shown a complete disregard for the court order and to the wellbeing of his pets.
"I welcome the court's decision to increase his disqualification order to a period of 20 years. The RSPCA takes breaches of disqualification orders very seriously and will investigate and prosecute where appropriate."
RSPCA inspectors and police raided Gill's home in Downing Grove, east Hull, in September last year.
When they entered the property, he said: "You're not taking my pets, you are not touching the snake or the fish, no way."
Inside, they found 20 fish, a corn snake, two Staffordshire bull terriers called Zane and Patch, two terriers called Dufus and Meg, two cats and six kittens.
Miss Bryer said Dufus and Meg were confined to the kitchen and had been eating out of the bin.
Zane and Patch were in the garden, which was littered with rubbish including broken glass jars, rusty metal tins and exposed metal chair springs.
Gill admitted breaching his disqualification order and failing to meet the welfare needs of the dogs.
He was given a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for a year, 200 hours of unpaid work and must pay £250 costs.
In 2007, Gill told the Mail of his devastation after an arson attack on his shed killed his 300 rats, two rabbits, two hamsters, two guinea pigs and three hedgehogs.
