CONVICTED (2016) | Paul Barratt, born c. 1983, of Spruce Court, Salford M6 5EN: caught on CCTV beating his pet dog and punching her in the head.
Barratt was arrested after video emerged of the owner violently attacking the dog, named Storm, in February 2016.
RSPCA officials told the court that Barratt had not let Storm out of his flat for 17 hours when she tried to defecate in the lift.
Barratt was seen entering the lift kicking and dragging the black Labrador by the lead.
Storm was removed from his care and placed into the hands of the RSPCA.
Sentence: six-week curfew period; £400 costs and £60 victim surcharge. Banned for keeping animals for four years (expired 2020).
If you haven’t got the Patience for Basic Training that a Dog will obviously need. Then Don’t get a Dog in the first place.