![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/inside-squalid-home-where-kids-lived-in-repugnant-condition-with-36-dogs/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/newspress-collage-20349519-1667828713137.jpg&description=SHOCKING photos show the squalid house of horrors where seven children were rescued after being neglected by a feckless couple. Kids aged between four and 17 were forced to share the filthy three-bedroom home with 36 dogs. The children were found living in squalor surrounded by seven dogsCredit: Sussex News and Pictures One of the children, aged seven, was found by police wearing just a nappy and covered in animal faeces asleep on a sofa near a dead dog. Officers only discovered another of the kids had blonde hair after it was washed several times, while the rest all had rotten teeth. Homeowners Christopher Bennett, 35, and Gemma Brogan, 41, squandered their £7,000-a-month benefits instead of spending money on the children. They have now been jailed for six years each after they admitted seven counts of child neglect. Lewes Crown Court heard police were called to home in Eastbourne after Bennett phoned 999 claiming he was going to stab Brogan. Bodycam footage shows police wrestling through the hoard of dogs, who were desperate to escape, into the disgusting house. They found the house reeking of dog waste with "little or no food" in the fridge and filthy bedding. Bennett can be seen yelling "you're having a laugh" at police as they lead him away from the house on suspicion of child neglect. Prosecutor Amy Packham said: "The dogs were incredibly loud. They were all trying to get out. 'The baby was asleep on the sofa even in all that noise. "The seven children have been subjected to prolonged and serious neglect, serious cruelty and deliberate disregard for their welfare. 'They suffered serious psychological and developmental harm." Children's services carers found the youngest children did not know how to wash or brush their teeth. They were all underweight, pale and could not sit at a table or use a knife or fork. One child was so neglected she was unsteady on her feet, was incredibly weak, displayed bizarre eating habits and had no social skills. Another had to vis){kind=link}
SHOCKING photos show the squalid house of horrors where seven children were rescued after being neglected by a feckless couple.
Kids aged between four and 17 were forced to share the filthy three-bedroom home with 36 dogs.
One of the children, aged seven, was found by police wearing just a nappy and covered in animal faeces asleep on a sofa near a dead dog.
Officers only discovered another of the kids had blonde hair after it was washed several times, while the rest all had rotten teeth.
Homeowners Christopher Bennett, 35, and Gemma Brogan, 41, squandered their £7,000-a-month benefits instead of spending money on the children.