'Shameful' Devon and Cornwall Police halt animal welfare inquiry
A police force has halted an RSPCA investigation into its animal welfare practices, the BBC has learned.
The charity tried to launch a review four months ago after it emerged Devon and Cornwall police kept a seized dog called Stella caged without exercise for two years.
The force said the review could not start until a parliamentary inquiry into animal welfare was completed.
But the government said there was no reason the review should be delayed.
04 Jul 2016
- From the section Devon