Man stabbed dog and hid it behind washing machine
A dog owner has been jailed for stabbing his pet repeatedly in the face and hiding her behind a washing machine.
Michael Bailey attacked his dog Lucky after she urinated on a bag of marijuana at his home.
He punched her in the face and body and then stabbed her numerous times in the face.
The police were called after the attack was overheard, but when they arrived Bailey said that the dog had run off.
However after a search of the house officers discovered the frightened dog had been boarded up behind the washing machine.
He was found guilty at Birmingham Magistrates' Court following tge attack, which happened on June 18 last year.
The 54-year-old , of Dale Terrace, Tividale, Oldbury, was jailed for 12 weeks for causing unnecessary suffering to the dog through physical violence and the infliction of blunt force trauma.
He was also found guilty of failing to take reasonable steps to ensure that the needs of the dog were met.
Bailey was disqualified from keeping animals for life and was ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge. Lucky was later identified as a banned breed under Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act, and had to be put to sleep.
RSPCA Insp Steven Morrall said: "This is a very sad ending as Lucky had made a full recovery and we were hoping to see her into a new home.
"The RSPCA do not make these decisions. We do not agree with Breed Specific Legislation and have been campaigning for changes for some time.
"The officers searched the house and initially couldn't find the dog - but then they heard the dog make a sound in the kitchen.
"They discovered her behind the washing machine under the kitchen worktop. Bailey had boarded her in to try and conceal her. It was a small space and she must have been terrified.
"This was a particularly brutal attack on the poor dog that was stabbed on her face and repeatedly punched, which left her eyes so swollen that they were almost closed.
"On top of this, she was also very thin as a result of neglect.
"It was the police officers' persistence and tenacity that saved Lucky from further violence or worse and we are grateful to West Midlands Police for their help in rescuing her."
