An evil owner who 'violently bet up' his dog at his home in West Lothian has been slapped with a 10-year-ban on keeping pets.
Mark McGregor left his seven-month-old Staffordshire bull terrier cross, Murdo, with 'large, swollen lumps' on his head following a string of brutal attacks which took place last year.
The 34-year-old, from the village of Polbeth, was snared after witnesses spotted him 'violently strike' the dog in his back garden, and reported the cruel act to SSPCA officers.
