MAN JAILED FOR TRAINING DOGS TO ATTACK AND KILL ANIMALS IN ALLOA
A man has been jailed for training dogs to attack and kill cats, badgers, and deer.
John Dysart set his lurchers on animals, biting and ripping them apart in unknown locations in Alloa between February 1, 2022, and September 27, 2023.
He also published a video of an animal fight taken on Whins Road in the town.
Dysart owned equipment "designed or adapted for use at an animal fight," including shovels, a fork, snares, camouflage clothing, high-powered lamps, and mobile phones.
He was due to go on trial at Alloa Sheriff Court but pled guilty at the last minute.
Dysart was brought to justice after a video circulated showing two dogs savagely attacking a domestic cat, with locals identifying the lurchers as belonging to him.
Following a tip-off, the SSPCA’s Special Investigations Unit raided Dysart’s home and seized his mobile phone, uncovering images and videos of his dogs killing domestic pets and wild animals.
Dysart admitted to glorifying his killing sessions and sharing them online with other 'urban hunter' sadists.
He was convicted of owning equipment for animal fighting and sentenced to ten months in prison, along with being banned from owning animals.
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and sharing them online with other 'urban hunter' sadists. He was convicted of owning equipment for animal fighting and sentenced to ten months in prison, along with being banned from owning animals.
Prison sentence
A man has been jailed for training dogs to attack and kill cats, badgers, and deer
Prison sentence
ten months
He was convicted of owning equipment for animal fighting and sentenced to ten months in prison, along with being banned from owning animals
Disqualification or ban
ten months
He was convicted of owning equipment for animal fighting and sentenced to ten months in prison, along with being banned from owning animals
