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Dogs, Violent and Sadistic Pet Abusers

Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire: Kristian Johnson

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CONVICTED (2015) | Kristian John Johnson, born 19/04/1985, of Holme Terrace, Mytholmroyd HX7 5EX – subjected a dog to a 15-minute violent attack during which he threw an empty vodka bottle at him and battered him on the face with it.

Social media images of dog abuser Kristian Johnson

Magistrates heard how Kristian Johnson physically abused and inflicted blunt force trauma to his cross breed male dog Reggie in New Road, on October 8 2014.

Andrew Davidson, prosecuting, said witness heard a high-pitched whelp and initially thought a dog had been run over.

The court heard how one witness looked out of the window and saw Johnson and Reggie, who was described as cowering as his owner walked towards him.

“The defendant kicked the dog with force and admitted a high pitch scream and sounded like it was being murdered,” said Mr Davidson.

The court then heard how Johnson emptied a bottle of vodka before throwing it and hitting Reggie on the side of the face before he ran off over the bridge towards the Dusty Miller pub.

Social media image of dog abuser Kristian Johnson

Witnesses said they then saw Johnson approach Reggie who was screaming before his owner had even got to him and then squeezed his neck on four occasions. It was at this point people remonstrated with Johnson before the defendant walked off.

Johnson pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. He was due to be sentenced on 31 March 2015 but no details are available.

Sentencing: unknown

Source: Hebden Bridge Times (article removed).

Animal Abandonment, Dogs, Lifers, Worst of the Worst

Illingworth, West Yorkshire: Stacey Crawford and Craig Horsfall

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CONVICTED (2013) | Stacey Marie Crawford, born 19/11/1988, of 9 Sefton Terrace, Halifax HX1 5RE, and Craig Ian Horsfall, born 05/10/1985, of 78 Illingworth Road, Halifax HX2 9EJ – left a one-year-old bull terrier named Lenny to starve to death in a puppy cage over several weeks.

Dog killers Stacey Crawford and Craig Horsfall of Illingworth, near Halifax, West Yorks
Dog killers Stacey Crawford and Craig Horsfall of Illingworth, near Halifax, West Yorks

Lenny had been living in a cage in a bedroom at the couple’s home. They said that they had stopped feeding him because when they tried to put food in the cage he would bite them. They hadn’t sought help with him because, they said, they had no credit on their phones.

When Lenny finally starved to death, Crawford and Horsfall buried him on public land. This was, however, witnessed by a member of the public who alerted the RSPCA. RSPCA Inspector Charlotte Booker and a police officer then dug up the burial spot where Lenny’s carcass was found.

Crawford and Horsfall locked Lenny in a puppy cage and left him there to starve to death. When he eventually died, they buried him.
Crawford and Horsfall locked Lenny in a puppy cage and left him there to starve to death. When he eventually died, they buried him.

Inspector Booker said: “This was a very harrowing case to deal with and I think the memory of it will stay with me forever.

“I dug this dog’s emaciated body up. He weighed just 10kg, half his ideal weight, and his feet were stained yellow from urine.

“The owners had dog food in the house but they hadn’t fed him. They told me he hadn’t been out of the cage he was living in for four weeks before he died. They had cats, bearded dragons and tropical fish which were all being fed.”

“Lenny starved to death right in front of them,” said Insp Booker.

Crawford and Horsfall locked Lenny in a puppy cage and left him there to starve to death. When he eventually died, they buried him.
Dog killer Stacey Crawford
Crawford and Horsfall locked Lenny in a puppy cage and left him there to starve to death. When he eventually died, they buried him.
Dog killer Craig Horsfall

The two cats were signed over to the RSPCA for rehoming and the bearded dragons and tropical fish were found new homes by the couple.

Sentence: jailed for 18 weeks and banned from keeping animals for life

Source: Halifax Courier (article removed).