Shocking CCTV footage shows Paul Carrick throwing a cat against a wall in his back yard before stamping on the animal.
Carrick, 42, of Gurlish Terrace, Coundon near Bishop Auckland, has been convicted of causing the cat unnecessary suffering under the Animal Welfare Act, but he has escaped a custodial sentence. The man admitted hitting the cat against the wall, but denied stamping on it.
After a prosecution made by the RSPCA, magistrates at the County Durham and Darlington Magistrates' Court convicted him of both parts of the offence - and sentenced him to 23 weeks in prison. This has been suspended for two years, while Carrick is also banned from keeping animals for life.
