A man who was caught on video abusing his pet dog has been banned from keeping dogs for a decade.Keith Williams was captured on a Ring doorbell physically attacking his pet Labrador Scooby, which saw him threaten to kill the pet after the dog had gone to the toilet in a street in Middlesbrough.
The case was investigated by the animal welfare charity and Williams was prosecuted.
Accompanied by a police officer, magistrates were told that RSPCA inspector Clare Wilson visited Williams’ house in Westmorland Road on March 27 after viewing the footage showing him shouting, kicking and hitting Scooby.
Inspector Wilson said: “We all went into the rear living room of the property. I observed the man who gave his name as Keith Williams.”
“He matched the description given by the witness and the male seen in the footage.
"I could see a black Labrador-type dog in the small rear yard of the property, through the window.
“I told Mr Williams that I was investigating an incident that had been captured on CCTV relating to him and his dog, which was a suspected criminal offence.”
Scooby, who seemed to respond more to the name Rambo, was seized as evidence by the police and taken by the inspector for a veterinary examination before being placed in a private boarding establishment.
At that point, Williams declined to sign his dog over into the care of the charity and said he wanted him back.
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