The Scottish SPCA has hit out after a vile pet owner who left his dog with horrific injuries during savage beatings has escaped a lifetime ownership ban or prison sentence.
Evil John Haxton first came to the attention of the animal welfare charity in 2018 after neighbours reported seeing him abusing Roxy in the street.
They also claimed to hear what sounded like the Staffordshire bull terrier cross being beaten inside Haxton’s home in Murrayburn Green, Edinburgh.
