WATCH: Man banned from keeping animals after savagely beating dog by canal
The sentence comes after a video of the attack went viral on social media.
A man who was caught savagely beating a dog next to a canal has been banned from keeping animals for two years.
Carl Pugh, of Elizabeth Avenue, Bilston, was caught on CCTV footage hitting his American bulldog called Jeff five times, before picking him up and holding him over the canal.
Being sentenced at Birmingham Magistrates Court, magistrates described Pugh's actions as a 'despicable way to treat a dog'.
The 35-year-old has been disqualified from keeping animals for two years, given a 12-week curfew and been ordered to pay costs of £100 and a victim surcharge of £85.
He was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering in his absence at a hearing last month, before being sentenced last week.
RSPCA inspector Vicki Taylor said: "“Pugh claimed that Jeff dragged him into the canal and that he got his foot wet, so he hit him - but he said that the CCTV made it look worse than it was, and he said that he loved the dog and would never harm him.
