A man has been disqualified from keeping animals for life after beating his Staffordshire bull terrier, Gnasher, to death.The Southend man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty at Southend Magistrates' Court yesterday, Wednesday November 4, to offences under the Animal Welfare Act.He admitted causing unnecessary suffering by the use of blunt force trauma and, as well as the ban, was given a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, made to do 200 hours unpaid work and...
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