A man who was captured on video abusing his animal dog has actually been prohibited from keeping dogs for a years.
Keith Williams was recorded on a Ring doorbell physically assaulting his animal Labrador Scooby, which saw him threaten to eliminate the animal after the dog had actually gone to the toilet in a street in Middlesbrough.
He was likewise seen kicking the animal with force and striking him with completion of a lead 5 times.
At a sentencing hearing on Tuesday (August 8), Teesside Magistrates’ Court heard how video footage from 2 occurrences on March 10 and March 17, 2023 was passed to the RSPCA.
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The case was examined by the animal well-being charity and Williams was prosecuted.
Accompanied by a law enforcement officer, magistrates were informed that RSPCA inspector Clare Wilson checked out Williams’ house in Westmorland Road on March 27 after seeing the video footage revealing him yelling, kicking and striking Scooby.
Inspector Wilson said: “We all went into the rear living room of the property. I observed the man who gave his name as Keith Williams.”
“He matched the description given by the witness and the male seen in the footage.
“I could see a black Labrador-type dog in the small rear yard of the property, through the window.
Scooby the dog that Williams physically assaulted (Image: RSPCA)
“Mr Williams said the dog was called Scooby but he appeared to pause and think before saying this name.
“I told Mr Williams that I was investigating an incident that had been captured on CCTV relating to him and his dog, which was a suspected criminal offence.”
Scooby, who appeared to react more to the name Rambo, was taken as proof by the authorities and taken by the inspector for a veterinary assessment prior to being put in a personal boarding establishment.
At that point, Williams decreased to sign his dog over into the care of the charity and said he desired him back.
Scooby was likewise assaulted utilizing a dog lead (Image: RSPCA)
The video footage was passed to a veterinarian who likewise supplied proof in the event. He said it was his viewpoint that the offender had actually managed the dog wrongly and triggered him to suffer.
“The actions of the owner have caused the dog suffering via pain and fear, even if only for a transient period. The owner also did not protect the dog from injury,” he said.
“Examination by a veterinary surgeon ten days later did not reveal any signs of lameness, bruising or injury to the dog, but these findings do not indicate an absence of injury.
“Blunt force trauma to a dog can result in pain, bruising and injury which may resolve within three to five days. Therefore an examination would not necessarily identify injury and bruising that had occurred ten days earlier.”
As well as the ten-year restriction provided to Williams, magistrates likewise sentenced him to a 12-month neighborhood order with a requirement to perform 15 RAR days and bought him to pay expenses of £2,214.
Speaking after the conclusion of the case, Inspector Wilson said: “The defendant’s behaviour towards his pet was totally unnecessary and unacceptable. Scooby could neither escape nor defend himself from being assaulted and we’re grateful to the person that alerted us and enabled Mr Williams to be held accountable for his actions”.
Scooby was later on transferred into the care of the RSPCA.
He made a complete healing and was moved to among the charity’s animal centres to be rehomed.
