One year ban and community payback for man who abused dog

Peter Grant (54) of Mount Pleasant in Armadale admitted attacking Rolo, a seven month old male chocolate Labrador, in August 2019 and causing unnecessary suffering under Section 19 (2) of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.

CCTV captured Grant kicking Rolo with excessive force and swinging him by the neck with his lead.

The footage then shows him dragging the dog by his neck and pushing his face to the ground.

Scottish SPCA chief inspector Paul Anderson said, “Members of the public witnessed Grant attacking Rolo. Luckily this was caught on private CCTV and the footage was passed to us.

“Once we identified Grant, we attended his address and seized Rolo.

“Rolo was found to be timid and wary of everyone he encountered.

“He was fully assessed by a vet and thankfully found not to have any lasting damage from the attack.

“Grant had been asked by a relative to care for the dog while they were on holiday. After speaking to the owner, Rolo was taken in to the care of another relative until they returned home.

“Rolo is now safely back with the owner and is doing well.

“We’re very pleased with the sentence handed to Grant. This was an unprovoked and unnecessary deed that caused Rolo to experience pain and suffering.

“We hope this sentence acts as a deterrent to stop anyone carrying out this sort of appalling behaviour.”