A man has appeared in court in the North facing charges linked to the discovery of a severely emaciated dog partially buried in a park, Belfast Live reports.
Peter Toland, 29, and of Cornshell Fields in Derry, is charged with causing unnecessary suffering to the dog and four counts of failing to take reasonable steps to ensure the needs of animals.
A police officer told Dungannon Magistrates Court he could connect the accused to all charges. The officer said that at 5pm on March 15, police received a report from a veterinary clinic after a member of the public discovered the dog buried at Ballyarnett Country Park in Derry.
