This is the horrifying moment a sadistic thug began stamping on his dog's head after it went to the toilet on the floor.
Matthew Hurst was given a suspended sentence and banned from keeping animals for ten years following the brutal abuse suffered by the dog, Congo. The 23-year-old was also ordered to hand the black bull breed dog over to the RSPCA.
One officer from the animal welfare charity described the attack as the 'worst beating he had ever seen', with Hurst repeatedly stamping on the dog 15 times. In the sickening clip, he is then seen lifting Congo up and slamming his head onto the floor.
RSPCA inspector Ryan King said: "The video showed a man sitting on a sofa, watching a black bull breed dog either urinating or defecating on the floor. The man then stands up and proceeds to stamp on the dog with his foot around fifteen times with great force, shouting ‘what are you doing’.
"He then reaches down to the dog, which is now lying on the floor, grabs it by the head and slams the dog onto the floor again with great force several times. This is the worst beating I have ever seen during my three years as a RSPCA inspector."
After being taken to the vet, Congo did not have any serious physical injuries. The dog, did, however, suffer from 'fear, distress and pain' during and after the beating.
Vets found Congo had suffered 21 blunt force blows to his abdomen, chest and head. Matthew Hurst, of Bryn Street in Wigan, Greater Manchester, was charged with causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, contrary to Section 4 (1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, the Liverpool Echo reports.
At Wigan Magistrates' Court on Thursday, November 17, he was disqualified from keeping animals for ten years. The RSPCA said he was also sentenced to a suspended 16-week jail term. He will have to undertake 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days, carry out 120 hours of unpaid work, pay £2,558 in court costs and a £120 victim surcharge.
Congo will be rehomed in the future.
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