Yahoo News Man banned from keeping animals after shocking footage shows him abusing terrified Staffordshire Bull Terrier
A man has been banned from keeping animals after shocking footage captured him abusing his terrified Staffordshire bull terrier.
Scott Doran, 30, was caught on CCTV punching and shaking the dog outside a shop in Brookvale, Cheshire in March 2016.
Doran was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to Coban – who has since been rehomed – at North Cheshire Magistrates’ Court where he was banned from keeping animals for five years.
The footage shows Doran chasing Coban, who was off his lead, outside the Costcutter.
Coban cowers on the floor as Doran picks him up and punches him – before picking the Staffie up by the scruff of his neck with his feet on the floor and shaking him.
The attack then continues away from the view of the CCTV but a witness told the court how Doran continued to abuse the terrified pet who was so frightened he defecated, including holding him over the railings of a footbridge.
Coban was seized the day after the attack and has since been re-homed by the RSPCA but the matter has only just come to court after Doran went on the run for two years until he was arrested by police investigating other matters.
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RSPCA inspector Naomi Norris, who led an investigation, said: “This was a vicious and nasty attack on Coban who was clearly so terrified he can be seen cowering and the poor dog even defecated during the beating.
“Off camera the witness told how he continued to beat and kick the dog before holding him by the neck over the railings of a footbridge.
“I would like to thank the witness for reporting the matter as without people like them the RSPCA would struggle to bring incidents like this to the attention of the courts.
“More importantly we would not be able to re-home abused animals like Coban without the public’s help.”
As well as being banned from keeping animals for five years, Doran was ordered to carry out a 12-month community order including an anger management course, as well as to pay costs totalling £525.
