A dog owner who thrashed his dog till it was’shaking’ and ‘whimpering’ in the expectation that it would be returned showed a judge charming social media images of the animal dressed up in the hope that it would be returned.
Cooper, a one-year-old beagle puppy, was taken from his owner Krissada Ratchasombat by authorities last month after he repeatedly slapped his dog.
Ratchasombat, according to the witness, struck the dog’s body at least ten times with “great power,” with the puppy moaning in agony each time.
The dog was yelping loud enough for the witness on the opposite side of the street to hear with each blow,’ police stated in court records obtained by The Daily Telegraph.
Ratchasombat was accused with cruelty to animals and pled guilty last week.
Cooper was ‘fearful, shivering, and sobbing’ when police arrived at Ratchasombat’s house, according to police.
Cooper was subsequently placed in the care of the RSPCA.
Ratchasombat admitting to striking the dog after becoming enraged after seeing his slippers torn up.
Ratchasombat appealed with the judge in court to restore his dog to him, displaying photographs of Copper all dressed up in social media postings. He said that he adored Cooper and “always clothed and fed him nicely.”
Ratchasombat had taken anger management lessons in order to avoid future confrontations, it was discovered in court.
Ratchasombat was not convicted by Deputy Chief Magistrate Theo Tsavdaridis, who instead granted him a 12-month conditional release order and warned him that the offense should be ‘denounced.’
‘These sorts of offenses entail a 12-month prison sentence, which reflects how the society sees animal maltreatment,’ stated Magistrate Tsavdaridis.
Ratchasombat was given the task of convincing the RSPCA to restore Cooper to him.
The RSPCA said that they are still investigating the incident, and that the officer involved is presently on leave.