A dog has been kept in a cage by police for two years without exercise.

Stella was seized in 2014 and has been kept in a 3ft by 9ft cage in Devon ever since.

Devon and Cornwall Police refused to give specific reasons why the dog could not be exercised. They said she was considered potentially dangerous.

A worker at the kennels said they were told by police not to exercise dogs held under the Dangerous Dogs Act.

A destruction order for Stella was passed by Torquay Magistrates' Court on 8 February. Her owner was given 28 days to appeal.

Stella has not shown any signs of aggression whilst in the kennels and her owner states that she hasn't in the past.