Two sisters allegedly starved a dog and dumped him in a bin while he was still alive.
Heather and Norma Scott allegedly abandoned the dog — called Dougal — in an industrial waste bin on Dundonald Street.
Dougal was allegedly left with no food or water and unable to escape.
Heather, 58, and Norma, 71, of Court Street, both faced two charges of animal cruelty at Dundee Sheriff Court.
The sisters both pleaded not guilty via letter to the court today, on both charges.
They deny that between March 19 and April 15, at Court Street, while being responsible for an animal, namely a dog called Dougal, they caused the animal unnecessary suffering.
The charge states that they knew or ought to have known that their actions would have caused suffering to the animal.
They allegedly committed the offence by failing to provide adequate nutrition, whereby the dog became emaciated, failing to provide adequate water, whereby the dog became dehydrated, and failing to provide adequate care and treatment for the dog which was suffering from emaciation, dehydration and dental disease. The duo further deny a second charge that between April 14 and 15, at Dundonald Street, while being responsible for the same dog called Dougal, they abandoned the animal without reasonable excuse and in circumstances where it was likely to cause him unnecessary suffering.
They allegedly committed this offence by abandoning Dougal in an industrial waste bin without access to nutrition or water and no means of escape.
Trial is on November 30 with an intermediate diet on November 10.
The women were charged following an investigation by the SSPCA.
This article originally appeared on the Evening Telegraph website. For more information, read about our new combined website.