Lifetime pet ban for man caught kicking and hitting dog

A MAN has been banned from keeping animals for life after he kicked and hit a dog.

- ROBERT HARRIES Reporter

The cruelty caused by Christopher Michael Pillage, 40, came to light when the RSPCA obtained footage showing him kicking a dog named Snoopy.

He was also seen hitting the dog, who was deaf and partially blind and had a skin condition.

This footage led to two dogs being seized by the police - both Snoopy and an 11-year-old dog called Ruby, who was very overweight.

In a written statement from a vet who saw the footage, he said: “A male comes out of the house and without saying anything swings his leg towards where the dog is with force and a thudding sound is heard.

“The dog suddenly appears in mid air moving sideways, lands and falls onto its side, then gets up and runs into the house barking.

“In the second video the same dog - as was involved in the first incident - was again out in the garden sniffing around quietly.

“The same male comes out of the house walks over to the dog without saying anything, leans down and swings his arm with force contacting the rump of the dog with again a thudding noise heard, propelling the dog sideways staggering and almost falling over.

“The dog barks in reaction and moves away as the male walks off back into the house.