MAN JAILED FOR KILLING DOG AND LEAVING IT ON BEACH
A man who brutally stabbed his dog 12 times and abandoned it to die on a beach has received an 18-month prison sentence.The incident occurred in December at Hendon beach near Sunderland, where Luke Proffit attacked a German Shepherd, according to Northumbria Police.
During police questioning, Proffit, aged 22, claimed that killing a dog is not illegal, but he admitted to causing unnecessary suffering to the animal during his trial at Newcastle Crown Court.
Proffit, who does not have a fixed address, has also been barred from owning any pets for the next 18 years.
It was reported that members of the public discovered the injured dog.
The animal was taken to a veterinarian, but it unfortunately went into cardiac arrest during surgery.
Wildlife enforcement officer PC Peter Baker described it as an "absolutely horrendous case".
He said: "It is without question that the dog was subjected to sustained violence [with] appalling injuries to her body and neck.
"We are a nation of animal lovers and it is always disappointing and upsetting when crimes like this happen.
"Proffit is one of the first offenders in our force to be jailed since tougher sentencing guidelines were introduced in courts across the UK last summer for the most heinous animal cruelty crimes."
