Puppy Killer Jailed

[Sue]

Puppy killer jailed

Link includes photo of owner.

A Te Kuiti man was today jailed for 18 months for bludgeoning to death a six-month-old pup with a golf club.

Mathew George, 44, appeared this morning in the Te Kuiti District Court for wilfully ill-treating an animal, possessing an offensive weapon and threatening behaviour.

He was sentenced to a total of 28 months in jail, 18 months on the cruelty charge alone and a lifetime ban from owning a dog.

Police arrested George at his Te Kuiti Rd house in March after reports he had attacked a six-month-old boxer-cross with a golf club.

A 35-minute standoff ensued during which George threatened officers with a shovel and an axe.

Threats of the use of a taser were unsuccessful but George eventually surrendered after armed police arrived.

Outside court, Te Kuiti/North King Country SPCA president Sandra Squier said George's attack on the pup was one of the most extreme cases of animal abuse she had seen.

They were happy such a lengthy sentence had been imposed.

[Dogsrawesome]

good that they banned him but i dont think it was long enough. Poor pup RIP

[Cody]

That is so sad, poor little puppy.

[Aztec Gold]

Poor little pup

[bluedeer]

So sad