HORRIFIC footage shows the moment a cruel yob forced fighting dogs to savage a deer - before posing with a beer in his hand.
The Scottish SPCA has released the video clip to The Gazette to highlight the barbarity of the actions of Sean Ward.
Ward, 27, was arrested after a woman spotted him with an injured Jack Russell terrier near Bishopton in April last year.
The dog was limping and had cuts and blood on its limbs and chest, as well as a severe injury to its face.
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The woman, who was concerned for the dog and suspected it had been in a fight, decided to film the animal.
Scottish SPCA inspectors later raided Ward’s home, along with police, and seized a number of items, including a mobile phone. They also found a Patterdale Terrier with scars on her face.
Greenock Sheriff Court heard that the dog was taken to a SSPCA base, where she was examined by a vet and found to have injuries consistent with face-to-face fighting with a badger.
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Ward, from Port Glasgow, admitted keeping three dogs for animal fighting, as well as possessing and sharing videos of animal fights.
Ward has now been ordered to spend seven months behind bars and it will be two decades before he is allowed to keep animals again.
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