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A man has been given a suspended jail sentence after filming himself kicking a rabbit across a field.A man has been given a suspended jail sentence after filming himself kicking a rabbit across a field.
Zamuel Mallinson, of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, was being investigated by the RSPCA when a clip of him kicking the wild animal was discovered. Zamual Mallinson, of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, was being investigated by the RSPCA when a clip of him kicking the wild animal was discovered.
The 24-year-old was found guilty of three animal welfare offences after a trial at Lincoln Magistrates' Court.The 24-year-old was found guilty of three animal welfare offences after a trial at Lincoln Magistrates' Court.
The RSPCA said Mallinson, who claimed to be drunk at the time, showed his contempt for animals.The RSPCA said Mallinson, who claimed to be drunk at the time, showed his contempt for animals.
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An investigation was launched into Mallinson by the RSPCA after he posted on Facebook that he had trained his dogs to fight foxes and badgers.An investigation was launched into Mallinson by the RSPCA after he posted on Facebook that he had trained his dogs to fight foxes and badgers.
The clip of him approaching a wild rabbit on a path before kicking it across a field was then discovered on his phone during a search of his property.The clip of him approaching a wild rabbit on a path before kicking it across a field was then discovered on his phone during a search of his property.
In the video he is heard laughing during the attack.In the video he is heard laughing during the attack.
Chief inspector Ian Briggs, of the RSPCA's special operations unit, said: "Our investigation was initially focused on Mallinson keeping his dogs to attack and fight wild animals.Chief inspector Ian Briggs, of the RSPCA's special operations unit, said: "Our investigation was initially focused on Mallinson keeping his dogs to attack and fight wild animals.
"However, the footage we discovered on his mobile phone, of him deliberately and unashamedly kicking a wild rabbit, shows his contempt for animals.""However, the footage we discovered on his mobile phone, of him deliberately and unashamedly kicking a wild rabbit, shows his contempt for animals."
He was banned from keeping dogs for 10 years and given a 12 week sentence, suspended for a year.He was banned from keeping dogs for 10 years and given a 12 week sentence, suspended for a year.
He was ordered to pay a fine of £7,000, a victim surcharge of £80 and has to complete 140 hours of unpaid work.He was ordered to pay a fine of £7,000, a victim surcharge of £80 and has to complete 140 hours of unpaid work.