West Country Cornwall Council

The court heard the dogs were living in draughty, cold outbuildings, and the cats had faeces stuck to their coats.

The project was due to be completed by 2028 and combine maternity, neonatal, paediatric and obstetric and gynaecology services into one building.

The dilapidated building was originally developed in the 1780s and has been used as a hospital and care home.