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dipsydoodle

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18. The figure I mentioned was the max. Other penalties can apply dependent of circumstances.
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 05:57 AM
Jan 2014

Example here I found this morning here by coincidence :

The cruelest cat owner in Britain: Man filmed swinging his pet kitten around by its tail

A labourer swung his pet kitten around by her tail - because his naughty nephew was visiting and the pet needed to get used to it, a court heard.

Cruel Matthew Coffin, 27, picked his tabby kitten Daisy up and span her around his bedsit to show off to friends.

Shocked, they returned the next day and filmed him abusing the domestic shorthair cat on a mobile phone and reported him to the RSPCA.

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Magistrates today banned Coffin from keeping any animals for 10 years after he pleaded guilty to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering.

They also ordered him to serve 150 hours of unpaid work under a 12-month community order and pay £150 costs and a £60 victim surcharge.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2535819/Cruel-labourer-filmed-swinging-pet-kitten-tail-naughty-nephew-coming-visit-cat-needed-used-it.html#ixzz2ptSyUOZf

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why do people like this get dogs and other animals in the first place ? JI7 Jan 2014 #1
How can anyone be so careless or cruel?! Behind the Aegis Jan 2014 #2
If the snow is deep enough, the bunnies are fine. Jenoch Jan 2014 #7
Poor bebeh! shenmue Jan 2014 #3
That's appalling. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #4
Guess not. Article says no charges filed yet. But both dogs were taken to the Humane Society. freshwest Jan 2014 #6
Max. £20,000 fine in the UK dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #9
In the city or country? You've sitll got fox hunting, and livestock who get slaughtered. There is freshwest Jan 2014 #10
Both dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #13
Not the case in ranch country, in my limited experience. BTW, that £20,000 fine is a fortune. freshwest Jan 2014 #17
The figure I mentioned was the max. Other penalties can apply dependent of circumstances. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #18
Good outcome there, remarkable sensitivity shown in the language applied to the case. freshwest Jan 2014 #19
You know there's about a 100% chance these assholes are getting these dogs back firsttimer Jan 2014 #5
Asshole owners indeed Triana Jan 2014 #8
good news. They are going to bring charges magical thyme Jan 2014 #11
Good...the really important thing, IMHO, is to get all the animals away joeybee12 Jan 2014 #12
was happy to see the humane society is working on that angle too magical thyme Jan 2014 #14
I'm hoping they use that as leverage with the charges... joeybee12 Jan 2014 #15
Dirty motherfuckers need to feel a horsewhipp'n. lonestarnot Jan 2014 #16
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