'My neighbour reported me to RSPCA over thin dogs – they eat more than me'

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Army veteran David Brundrett says his two dogs weigh more than 40kg each and have never missed a meal after an RSPCA letter alerted him to concerns about their weight

A dad who says his dogs have never missed a meal has been left horrified by a complaint he believes was from a neighbour to the RSPCA claiming they are too thin.

David Brundrett, 55, insists Luna and Broccoli each weigh more than 40kg and are, if anything, "overfed". The former Royal Artillery soldier from Liverpool says his pets take priority over everything else – including his own meals. He said: "I'm thinner than them. They have everything - they have my bed. They rule the house, they come first. They eat before I do."

The father-of-three discovered the welfare concerns when he returned from walking his dogs on November 8. An RSPCA officer had visited while he was out and left a letter asking him to make urgent contact.

It read: "Please get in touch about a report of thin dogs. There was no reply when our Officer called at the above address. Could the person responsible for the care and feeding of the animals at this address please contact us as a matter of urgency?"

David believes a neighbour made the report in an attempt to "terrorise" him, although the identity of the person who complained has not been confirmed. The RSPCA said it routinely leaves such notes as part of its enquiries.

The retired fitter disputes the concerns about four-year-old Bull Lurcher Luna and five-year-old Labrador Corso Broccoli. He says he feeds them twice a day, sometimes three times, and always has food available for them.

He said: "I flipped because they're definitely not thin dogs. It's mad someone has said I've got 'thin dogs'. It's absolutely outrageous. Luna is a lurcher greyhound, they're supposed to be thin, but she's actually solid. She's got muscles, there's no way she's thin.

"Broccoli is a big unit, they both weigh over 40kg. They're not underweight. I feed them twice, sometimes three times a day. I've always got food in for them. They come first. They've never skipped a meal, if anything they're overfed."

David said the thought of losing his pets had left him close to tears.

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