這名男子被控虐狗,須坐牢18個禮拜,且終身不得養寵物。
![Paul Rush, 36, from North Shields, North Tyneside, left his cross breed dog Scoobie unconscious on the floor after it was brutally beaten at his house party](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/299B955200000578-0-image-m-14_1434277132745.jpg)
這名名叫保羅 (Paul Rush)的男子常喝得醉醺醺,去年9月2日他在家裡辦舞會,他所飼養狗史酷比 ( Scoobie) 在舞會上遭到毆打虐待,事後保羅居然無視奄奄一息的史酷比,讓他倒在地上等死。
事後鄰居因為聽見有人尖叫後報警,才讓入內察看的員警發現倒在糞便中昏迷的史酷比。
![Police found Scoobie he dog just 'hours away from death' after being called to Rush's property by neighbours, who rang 999 after hearing a woman scream. The dog suffered a fractured spine after being brutally beaten](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/299B959100000578-0-image-a-15_1434277173794.jpg)
誇張的是,當員警詢問保羅為何狗會倒在地上時,保羅回答狗沒任何問題,甚至試圖要讓史酷比站起來。
「英國防止虐待動物協會」 (RSCPA ) 在法庭上指出,這是有史以來最嚴重的虐待動事件之一,檢查結果發現,史酷比的脊椎、顴骨和肋骨都被毆打斷裂。
![A CT scan revealed the dog had a fracture at the top of the spine, which could have left it paralysed, a broken right cheekbone and numerous broken ribs. Rush failed to seek the proper care for the dog and was arrested](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/299B957000000578-0-image-a-16_1434277178241.jpg)
檢察官可麗(Judith Curry) 表示,要是沒有RSCPA,史酷比恐怕已經死了。保羅的辯方則表示,保羅否認傷害史酷比,但承認自己並沒有伸出任何援手,不過他不記得是誰對史酷比動粗。
脊椎斷裂可能會有癱瘓或窒息的風險,但幸運的是,史酷比在接受治療後恢復良好,現在也重新找到更溫暖的家。
![Despite being 'hours away from death', Scoobie responded well to veterinary treatment and has since made a 'miraculous recovery' after undergoing surgery. The animal (pictured recovering) has now been re-homed](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/299B958100000578-0-image-a-18_1434277199167.jpg)
在接受手術治療之後,史酷比慢慢痊癒,雖然走路仍有些踉蹌,但身體恢復良好。
![Rush has been jailed for 18 weeks and banned from keeping pets for life after he pleaded guilty to one count of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court over the care of Scoobie](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/299B956600000578-0-image-a-17_1434277193511.jpg)
事發當時保羅因無法和雙親、前妻和孩子見面,心情鬱悶而選擇成天酗酒狀態,辯方認為保羅當時正處於惡劣的精神狀態下,但再多的藉口都無法抹去史酷比所受到的傷害,保羅最後被判刑18個禮拜以及終生不得養寵物。
來源:Daily Mail
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