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A THUG whose dog suffered 20 cigarette burns and seven broken ribs was jailed for just 21 days yesterday Tammy the terrier, owned by Robert Walker, 28, had to be put down. The case was heard on the day supporters of The Sun’s campaign to stamp out animal cruelty soared past 200,000. An RSPCA boss told yesterday of the suffering of Walker’s pet dog — and said: “Hand on heart, it’s the worst I’ve seen.” The five-year-old Staffordshire terrier bitch had TWENTY burns caused by cigarettes being stubbed on her head; SEVEN broken ribs, one of which punctured a lung; TWO perforated ear drums; and all FOUR canine teeth knocked out. Finally, her back was found to be broken. Tammy had been returned to jobless 28-year-old Walker only three months earlier after a judge overturned a previous ten-year ban on him keeping pets. On that occasion, Walker had been found guilty of previous ill-treatment to the white and tan bitch. A new charge that he tortured Tammy was thrown out yesterday by magistrates at Plymouth after a neighbour’s evidence was ruled inadmissible because of a legal loophole. But Walker was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering by failing to call in a vet. He was again banned from keeping pets for ten years.

The more my life goes on the worse I feel about humanity. Are there any decent people left?

all i can say is why?? that gorgeous dog.xx

My God, how that poor animal suffered, and the system let her down badly!! he should be banned for life from having pets!! a very sad Helenxx

What ??? That is horrible.That fella needs taken out and given a good hiding.21 days.....a judge dished this out as justice.......is it any wonder there is such cruelty to animals. Elizabeth

its not good enough what a disgrace to human kind, these things are happening all over every day another low life commiting these awful crimes, I know what Id do with him but cant print it here but Im sure you can imagine, let just say he wouldent walk again!!SCUM!!

That is awful. How did he get her back the mind boggles. Some people are monsters. Germaine x

Oh God.... that's made me feel sick. How on earth can someone do that to an animal? He should have been put away for ever c x

So we ask the questions 1) why not a lifetime ban.? 2) how can this ban be properly enforced ? 3) why is blatant cruelty towards animals treated like a speeding offence on the roads? A long way to go before the law recognises the seriousness of cruelty to other living creatures. Serial killers often display a prevalence of animal cruelty in their formative years.

i saw it on the sun online. the man even looks like a monstor x

it makes me so sick to think that people can treat their animals like that they should be b****y hanged!!!!!! susie

PLEASE EVRYONE DONT FORGET TO GO ONLINE ON THE RSPCA WEBSITE AND SIGN THE PETITION xxx

A member on this site mailed me recently about a fashion in the western world for bonsai cats,wherein kittens are put in bottles and they conform to the shape of the container??? They have become items of curiosity for the party set in the USA,I'm told.theyre sold to indonesia,china and new zealand.they never get to move after their first few days,and are fed through a tiny hole.The bloke doing it was shut down but hes started up again-ive ben given a link to see the images as proof that it goes on but i havent got the stomach to click on it. The mind boggles as to what some sickos get up to.

Alter - the bonsai kitten thing is thankfully a hoax. However, I was horrified to read about this cruelty case this morning in the paper. 21 years, let alone days would not be long enough for this monster. Liz x

It was me with that posted about the 'bonsai kittens' yes it was a hoax, but my thoughts were that some 'sicko' would actually try this, So I asked people to complain, which some did, we live in a sick,sick world getting sicker every day unfortunatley!!

This is just another case which proves the saying 'The law is an ass'. I can't remember the full details but a few weeks ago, I read two stories in the same edition of a magazine. One was about a man who had conned several ladies out of there savings by pretending to love them. He was jailed either for life or 25 years or similar. The other story concerned a man who, after being jilted by his girlfriend, had stalked her for many months and threatened to kill her on several occassions. The police 'had a word with him' but a few weeks later he stabbed her to death. He received a sentence of 3 and a half years. Something about a technicality!! I will never understand how causing pain, suffering or death to a person or animal can warrant a lower sentence than when only something monetary is involved. Chrissie x

Chrisse, I agree with you 100%, the mind boggles!!!

Heatbroken.

This is sickening .......... the punishment should be far more severe I don't know what to say What is the link to the petition? pls