A Gateshead man who beat a Staffordshire bull terrier with a metal lead has been banned from keeping dogs for a decade.
Mark Brown, 24, of no fixed abode, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the brindle and white dog called Rocco after being arrested by police.
South Tyneside Magistrates' Court heard how the RSPCA received a 37 second long clip in November last year. It showed Rocco cowering with his head lowered and looking up to Brown, who took the end of a metal lead and hit him repeatedly on his back and head.
