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Man jailed for feeding cat to dog Man who fed cat to dog sentenced
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A man who fed a live cat to his Staffordshire bull terrier has been jailed for four months and been banned from keeping animals for 20 years. A man who let his Staffordshire bull terrier savage a cat to death has been sentenced to four months in a detention centre and banned from keeping animals.
Callum Myers, 18, of Ibbotson Flats, Huddersfield, had earlier admitted failing to protect a cat from injury.Callum Myers, 18, of Ibbotson Flats, Huddersfield, had earlier admitted failing to protect a cat from injury.
CCTV footage from an address in Clifton Road showed Myers dangling the pet cat above his dog, Gypsy, before allowing it to kill the animal on 15 March 2006. Huddersfield magistrates were shown CCTV footage of Myers dangling the cat above his dog, Gypsy, before allowing it to kill the animal on 15 March 2006.
Huddersfield magistrates said Myers' actions were "repulsive". Chairman of the bench Stuart Blakey said Myers' actions were "repulsive".
"This is the worst type of incident to come before this court," said chairman of the bench Stuart Blakey. After imposing a 20-year ban on Myers keeping any animals, he said: "It is clear to us that there was serious suffering to the cat prior to its death.
He said they had been shocked by CCTV footage which showed the cat being caused serious suffering while Myers stood by and did nothing. "It was a horrible death and you stood by and witnessed it and did nothing to prevent it."
The sentence shows that the court recognises the seriousness of the crime RSPCA Inspector Susie MetcalfThe sentence shows that the court recognises the seriousness of the crime RSPCA Inspector Susie Metcalf
At an earlier hearing, the court heard a local resident, Graeme Marsh, had tried to make Gypsy release the cat, Tigger, after hearing a loud banging outside his house.At an earlier hearing, the court heard a local resident, Graeme Marsh, had tried to make Gypsy release the cat, Tigger, after hearing a loud banging outside his house.
He picked up a piece of wood and tried to hit the dog to make it loosen its grip before Myers pulled the dog off and threatened Mr Marsh before walking away.He picked up a piece of wood and tried to hit the dog to make it loosen its grip before Myers pulled the dog off and threatened Mr Marsh before walking away.
In mitigation, Myers said he should have intervened and apologised to Tigger's owner.In mitigation, Myers said he should have intervened and apologised to Tigger's owner.
RSPCA Inspector Susie Metcalf described Myers' actions as an horrific attack that could easily have been avoided. After the hearing, RSPCA Inspector Susie Metcalf described Myers' behaviour as an horrific attack that could easily have been avoided.
"The sentence shows that the court recognises the seriousness of the crime and the appallingly cruel way in which Tigger was allowed to die," she said."The sentence shows that the court recognises the seriousness of the crime and the appallingly cruel way in which Tigger was allowed to die," she said.