A North East dog owner has been jailed after stabbing his dog 12 times in a brutal attack before leaving her to die on a beach.
Luke Proffit carried out the cruel attack on December 16 last year before members of the public found the severely injured dog on Hendon Beach in Sunderland. Despite the best efforts by vets to save her, the dog later passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Upon arrest, 22-year-old Proffit, of no fixed abode, told officers “it’s not illegal to kill your dog”. On Monday, he appeared at Newcastle Crown Court after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. He was subsequently jailed for 18 months and banned from owning animals for 18 years.
