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A Manchester councillor caused ‘unnecessary suffering’ to her pet dog before it had to be put to sleep, the Local Democracy Reporting Service can reveal.

Zoe Marlow pleaded guilty to one count of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, her 15-year-old pet dog Laney, while serving as a Green councillor representing part of Wythenshawe , on October 16.

At Manchester Magistrates Court, Coun Marlow was sentenced to a six-month community order, as well as being ordered to pay a fine of £120 and to undertake five RAR (Rehabilitation Activity Requirements) days.

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She was also banned from keeping a dog for a period of five years.

Coun Marlow, elected to the Woodhouse Park ward just weeks before her

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