CONVICTED (2016) | backyard bully breeder Joseph Bradley, born c. 1989, of 55 Willowbank Avenue, Blackpool FY4 3NE – dangled a 12-week-old puppy in the air from his lead and hit him against a glass window.
A shop owner saw Bradley physically abusing the Staffy puppy, Blue, who was out on his first ever walk.
Jim Mowbray, prosecuting, told the court: “The woman heard shouting coming from across the road from near the bus shelter. She saw Bradley shouting down a mobile phone clearly angry about something he was walking around dragging the puppy and then swinging in the air once hitting the side of the bus shelter with the dog.
The lady decided to intervene and Bradley was threatening towards her. He was in her face.
A woman who worked in the shop contacted the police who arrested Bradley and in interview he told them: “It was the first time I had taken the puppy out – I was training him.”
Giving evidence, the woman said: “I was scared because he was so angry but I could not have just stood and watched what he was doing to the dog.”
Her employee told the hearing: “Bradley was mad – he acted as if the pup was not there. It last for about five minutes swinging it around before she went across to talk to him.”
Bradley told the hearing: “The dog was in a training harness attached to the lead. Blue was taken to the vet by the police and the vet said he had come to no harm.”
“I did tell the woman from the shop that she was a busy body and what I was doing was nothing to do with her.”
Bradley, who has a string of convictions to his name, was found guilty of using threatening behaviour and causing suffering to Blue.
Sentencing | fined £200 and ordered to pay £220 costs.
Additional Information
In May 2020 Bradley launched a dog-breeding business called Blackpool Bully Imports.
Most of the dogs featured on the business’s Instagram profile have their ears cropped.
Bradley doesn’t even attempt to hide his position on ear cropping, arguing that it’s no different than a child having their ears pierced.
Piece of evil vermin