A man who was caught on camera whipping and feeding his neighbor’s dog using sausages filled with lead filings and shards of glass has been jailed.
Peter Kevin Kelliher, 64, was sentenced to jail after he admitted causing serious harm to the dog back in March. He said he did it because he was lonely and stressed about the dog’s barking, 7 News reports.
The 2-year-old female dog Mia, a golden retriever, is now suffering from lifelong health problems as a result of an attack that spanned months. Mia is no longer able to have puppies as a direct result of the attacks.
Kelliher, from Adelaide Hills, Australia, pleaded in Mount Barker Magistrates Court guilty to 14 counts of ill-treating an animal after the RSPCA, an animal welfare group, launched legal proceedings earlier this year.
On Friday, Aug. 4, Magistrate Brian Nitschke sentenced Kelliher to three months in prison immediately.
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