The San Bernardino Sun reports that county officials said that the dogs seized from the dog rescue were primarily large and aggressive Pit Bulls with severe health issues.

They also report that the dogs lived in “inadequate conditions” at the over-capacity kennel that Woofy Acres was running in Pinon Hills.

Unfortunately, because of the dogs’ aggressive nature and declining health, 93 out of the 114 dogs were put down.

County animal care spokesperson Francis Delapaz reveals to the San Bernardino Sun that 19 dogs have been placed. Meanwhile, two dogs, a female Pit Bull Terrier and a Shepherd mix, are still up for adoption at 19777 Shelter Way in San Bernardino.

Animal advocates and people who work and volunteer in animal shelters reacted strongly upon hearing the news about the ongoing investigation on Woofy Acres and its founder, Dianne Bedford.

Heather McDermott-Perez, a volunteer with Orange County Animal Care said, “(Bedford) needs to never pull dogs again.”

The San Bernardino Sun reveals that the Orange County Animal Care released a total of 149 dogs to Woofy Acres, with the last placement in January of this year.

Additional insight to the dog rescue and the neglect that the dogs experienced were revealed by Lauren Cardona, co-founder of Saving Devore Dogs.

Talking to the San Bernardino Sun, Cardona reveals that one dog seized by San Bernardino County from the dog rescue, named “Checkers” was emaciated.

Cardona described Checkers as “literally like looking at a skeleton with skin over it”. She also noted that the Woofy Acres site in Pinon Hills “was in the middle of the desert. I don’t know how these dogs didn’t die.”

Earlier this year, Bedford and Woofy Acres made headlines after they were accused of abandoning 32 dogs at Shanderin Kennels, a Rowland Heights dog grooming and boarding business.

“We don’t understand how anyone would think this is OK,” Shanderin Kennels Vet Tech Samantha Redline tells KTLA in February. “We heard that she did this to two other facilities.”

KTLA also reveals that Bedford owed the dog grooming and boarding business nearly $40,000 for the amount spent on the dogs she abandoned there.

After Bedford abandoned the dogs, local shelters were forced to take the responsibility and find a solution that did not involve returning them to Woofy Acres.

A Reddit thread further exposes Bedford and how Woofy Acres “specialized in pulling drama dogs – biters, big aggression, big fear, non-adoptable dogs.”

Furthermore, the San Bernardino Sun reveals that Woofy Acres has a “delinquent status” with the state Attorney’s General Office, meaning they cannot solicit nor disburse donation.

According to Davenport Police Department’s news release, officer Ethan Bock responded to a report of four dogs, who appears to be aggressive, at large.

“While the officer was following-up to the call in the alley of 2100 Telegraph Road, a dog ran out of a yard in the officer’s direction,” the Police Department wrote.

“The officer is seen on the public video slowly backing up while the dog advances. The dog’s behavior became aggressive, resulting in the officer discharging his firearm at the dog. The dog died as a result of its injuries.”

However, the family released a footage of the fatal encounter with the police officer. X (Formerly Twitter) user Don Hesseltine, owner of the dog, posted the surveillance video of the cop shooting his pooch, two-year-old Myst, in front of his kid and nephew.

Hesseltine explains that the police officer drives by and tells the kids to put their dog on a leash. As the two young kids comply, officer Bock decides to get out of the car and come up to their house.

“The dog runs up to him and he decides his best option is to draw his gun and murder our dog in front of my child, his cousin, and his mother all while they are standing there and could have easily been shot as well,” he wrote.

In the disturbing footage, the two kids can be heard screaming and sobbing after hearing the gunshots. And then the wailing dog tried to run inside the house, before going limp, and then dying in front of the family’s house porch.

The mother can be heard repeatedly screaming “oh my god!” while the two kids continue to cry.

Hesseltine provides additional footage and context of what Myst was doing prior to the incident.

In the additional footage, Myst can be seen playing with Hesseltine’s kid and nephew.

He wrote, “The cop was dispatched to a call that was a few blocks away from here and was looking for 4 dogs trying to get into some ladies yard and trying to attack her dog. Not a dog playing with peacefully with kids.”

After the incident, Hesseltine organized a GoFundMe for the family’s counseling and to raise funds for legal fees as they seek justice for what happened to their dog.

Hesseltine wrote “This fight is not just about our dog, but about standing up against such cruelty and ensuring that no one else has to endure what we have experienced.”

The incident sparked outrage on social media, with locals calling for the officer to be fired.

However, the outrage didn’t end there. Because the Davenport Police Department released another statement on August 28, defending the police officer’s action. They said, “Based on a review of the facts, the officer’s actions were deemed lawful.”

A few days after, the Police Department also released the police officer’s body cam footage of the incident.

A Facebook user wrote, “No one was in danger. No situation was present that warranted the officer exiting his vehicle. He created a situation. Then he chose the WORST option.”

“Should the dog had been leashed yes, would it had killed your man to stay in the cruiser for one more minute? No instead he made a poor decision that cost a family dog it’s life and scarred a woman and her child and nephew,” another user wrote.

And to add fuel to the fire, the same cop involved in the fatal shooting was found to have ran over another dog back in July.

The incident happened on July 13, according to the Quad-City Times, through the New York Post.

 A man named C’edward Spears said he was taking out the trash with his dog at about 10:00 PM when he encountered officer Ethan Bock.

Spears told the news outlet that he warned the officer about his unleashed dog. “I’m like, ‘Stop — the dog.’ So he stops. He acknowledges me. Then he speeds up and he goes.”

Bock’s bodycam footage, which was obtained by the outlet, showed the officer getting out of the police vehicle to approach the lifeless pooch.

“That’s why you gotta’ have your dog on a leash, bro,” Bock tells to a distressed Spears.

The dog groomer has since been fired after the video, recorded on on August 12, went viral. The man, identified as 33-year-old Richel Yumar Gonzales, can be seen kicking the small Maltese/Shih Tzu mix dog in the back of the neck in the video.

The dog can then be seen running away from the man, who was seen wearing a Deluxe Mobile Pet Grooming t-shirt, before being kicked again, this time in the head.

The clip was originally uploaded by ONLY in DADE on Instagram. And they revealed that the clip was sent by several of their followers and was recorded on a home security camera.

ONLY in Dade wrote, “Deluxe Mobile Pet Grooming, the grooming company involved, condemned the behavior and stated their zero tolerance for animal abuse, confirming that the dog is unharmed.”

A representative for the dog grooming business told 7News, “This horrible thing this is unacceptable. We have been open since 2016. We are zero tolerance for animal abuse. He was fired immediately [and] Animal Control has an open investigation.”

On August 21, Miami-Dade police reveals that Gonzales has been arrested for the criminal charge of animal cruelty.

“With the help of the business owner, the subject turned himself in to detectives.” The police department reveals in a comment.

The police department wrote, “Through investigative means detectives located the owner of the mobile pet grooming company who advised that he immediately terminated the employee depicted in the video, and that he would fully cooperate with the investigation.”

After the video went viral, neighbors that live in the complex where the incident happened were said to be in disbelief.

One anonymous resident told 7News, “All of us were outraged. It’s heartbreaking to see something like that. My understanding is that perhaps he was grooming the dog and trying to return the dog to the owner.”

Another resident who also wanted to remain anonymous said, “Nobody should be treating animals this way, especially not somebody that we trust to groom our pets.”

Thankfully, the dog was checked out by a vet and did not sustain any injuries and is doing okay.

On July 27, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) revealed on a Facebook post that they were made aware of a video that was circulating online showing a boy abusing a dog during a hunting trip.

“It was evident a second individual was recording the crime and a third individual was present as well, neither intervening on the dog’s behalf,” they explain.

Upon investigation, detectives found that the abuse occurred in Manchac, Louisiana early 2023 and the teenagers were from the Ponchatoula area.

TPSO revealed that the perpetrators were three 15-year-old teenagers. They also revealed, “One 15-year-old boy was arrested on one count of Animal Cruelty. The other two 15-year-old boys were each arrested on one count of Principal to Animal Cruelty.”

TPSO said, “The dog in the video was also located and assessed. The dog, at this time, was found to be in healthy condition and of a happy disposition.”

In the video, the teen can be seen punching the dog repeatedly while trying to train it to retrieve ducks in water.

After the video went viral, a petition to remove the dog, found to be a Labrador Retriever, from the suspect’s home was created. The petition was considered a success with a total of 114,517 signatures.

In a follow-up statement, TPSO revealed that since the arrest of the teenagers, they have been coordinating with numerous animal welfare and legal experts “regarding potential additional actions pertaining to the welfare of the dog.”

However, with the suspect’s family cooperation, they’ve led to an agreement to surrender the dog so it can be rehomed.

“The dog is scheduled to receive a full medical evaluation prior to that rehoming,” TPSO wrote in the update. “The Tangipahoa Parish Animal Services office is coordinating the rehoming and no assistance from the public is needed for that process at this time.”

The suspect’s family also said thru TSPO that they are beyond devastated about the whole situation involving their son and their dog.

They explained, “Because we love our son, we are committed to ensuring that he learns appropriately from this experience through accountability measures in the court system and at home.”

“And because we love our dog, we are committed to ensuring it has a home where it is safe,” the family added.

Director of Animal Control, Chip Fitz, said, “At Animal Services, our goal is to make sure that all necessary actions are taken in order to prevent any abuse.”

“At the same time, we must make sure the outcomes of any of those actions are good for all animals involved.”

The man, identified as 22-year-old Cameron Brunning, was caught by CCTV cameras in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England abusing his pet dog while in the elevator.

In the shocking footage, Brunning was seen aggressively dragging the dog, named Biscuit, by her lead.

Once inside the elevator, the man proceeds to stamp on and kick the poor pooch before screaming at her.

Another footage showed the man picking Biscuit up by her throat and dangling her in front of the mirror for a few seconds before dropping her.

RSPCA Inspector Keogh-Laws reveals in a statement read out to court that the abuse didn’t happen once. As a matter of fact, video footage captured multiple attacks that stretched for over a month, between September and October 2023.

The RSPCA Inspector said, “His body language is aggressive and he is right in the dog’s face pointing. In another clip he pins the dog in the corner of the lift. The dog looks terrified and she cowers and tries to move away to the furthest corner of the lift.”

“The dog didn’t appear to be doing anything leading up to or during the beatings which were completely unprovoked,” he continued.

The RSPCA Inspector, along with two police officers, visited Brunning’s apartment on October 2023. And Brunning told the officers that “he needed to teach the dog how to behave”.

During the visit, the dog was seized and taken into RSPCA’s care. She was later examined by a vet who said that Biscuit had suffered for at least four weeks.

“Given the dog’s demeanor of shying away from touch, along with the CCTV footage of her being beaten and the blood results suggesting muscle damage it is evident that she has suffered from physical abuse that has taken a mental toll on her as well,” said the vet.

The vet also explains that while the impact of the abuse wasn’t evident on the clinical exam they conducted, it was obvious that the emotional and mental strain on the dog was serious.

Now, Brunning has pleaded guilty to two offences under UK’s Animal Welfare Act of 2006. He confessed to causing and inflicting physical and mental abuse as well as failing to meet the needs of the dog.

Brunning is now banned from owning any animal for five years.

Furthermore, Chronicle Live also reports that Brunning is sentenced to a 12-month community order under at Gateshead Magistrates’ Court on July 17, which he is required to complete 20 Rehabilitation Activity (RAR) days.

Now, Biscuit is thriving in the care of the RSPCA. And the charity is starting to look for a new, loving forever home for her.

Inspector Keogh-Laws said, “Now Biscuit can look forward to a new life with a new owner. She is a really nice dog who settled well in our kennels and she will make someone a lovely pet.”

Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) reveals that the woman pleaded guilty for failing to meet the dog’s needs that led to the dog’s death.

Along with two months’ jail, sshe was ordered to pay reparations of NZ$1,222.15 ($718 USD) and was not allowed to own a dog for a year.

The dog, named Nuggi, weighed 53.7kg (118lbs) when he was rescued by SPCA in October 2021.

Nuggi’s former owner told SPCA that she fed Nuggi 8 to 10 pieces of chicken daily, on top of dog treats. She also said that she exercised Nuggi by walking him or making him spend time on her property outside.

SPCA Chief Executive Todd Westwood called Nuggi’s predicament “unacceptable”.

“Part of being a responsible dog owner is providing your pet with an appropriate diet and daily exercise, which was clearly not the case here,” Westwood explained. “Nuggi was being drastically overfed, and instead of seeking help or amending the behaviour, his owner continued to overfeed him until he could barely walk.”

SPCA said that when Nuggi was removed from his home, animal control officers noted that “in the 10 metres that Nuggi had to walk from the property to the car, he had to stop three times to catch his breath.”

They also said that Nuggi was so obese that they couldn’t hear his heart beat with a stethoscope, because the sound couldn’t penetrate all the fat in his body.

Along with obesity, Nuggi was also suffering from other health problems. His legs were visibly collapsing under his huge weight, his nails were overgrown, he had a lot of skin tags, and he also had conjunctivitis.

SPCA Chief Executive Todd Westwood described Nuggi as “easily one of the most obese animals we’ve ever encountered”.

He said that SPCA inspectors and staff who were used to dealing with overweight and obese animals were shocked to see Nuggi’s condition.

“Sadly, we see animals on a daily basis that are underweight, starved or malnourished, but it’s equally heartbreaking to see a helpless animal that’s been severely overfed,” Westwood says.

SPCA said that Nuggi spent a total of two months in their care. He lost a total of 8.9kg (19lbs) before suddenly dying due to an acute hemorrhage from a ruptured mass on his liver.

“A necropsy revealed further health complications, including liver disease and Cushing’s disease,” SPCA reveals.

Animal protection organizations, In Defense of Animals and Peace 4 Animals, previously offered a joint $5,100 reward. And then an additional $2,500 was offered by Hollywood Producer Marc Gurvitz of Brillstein Entertainment Partners on Tuesday, July 09.

In a press release by In Defense Of Animals, they revealed that the incident happened on the evening of July 03.

“At approximately 7:45 p.m., two compassionate hikers discovered the distressed dog. His mouth was cruelly zip tied shut, and another zip tie constricted his neck,” the animal protection organization wrote.

The hikers jumped into action to save the poor German Shepherd. They called 911 and managed to remove the zip tie from the dog’s mouth before the police and animal control arrived.

Upon rescuing the dog, a Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control official reveals that the dog also had inflammation, warts, and skin tags all over his body.

“The officer suspected the dog had been exposed to poison oak.”

One of the hikers told KTLA, ““Someone did this intentionally. They left him stranded, down a hill in the middle of nowhere off the side of the road. They left him suffering. They left him for dead.“

Currently, the dog, now named Argon, is at the Agoura Animal Care Center where he is receiving necessary care and attention.

Argon is a seven-year-old German Shepherd and he is undergoing tests for suspected for lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.

Fleur Dawes, Communications Director of In Defense of Animals, said “We are grateful for the quick actions of these hikers and law enforcement, but our efforts must continue.”

“We urge anyone with information about this cruel act to come forward. We are determined to find the person responsible for this horrific abuse and hold them accountable since they are a danger to others.”

Meanwhile, Katie Cleary, Founder of Peace 4 Animals and World Animal News, calls the incident “reprehensible” saying, “This cruel and heartless act of abandoning an innocent German Shepherd in scorching temperatures with his mouth zip-tied over the 4th of July weekend is reprehensible.”

The animal protection organizations are now appealing to the public for any information that may lead to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person responsible.

If you have any information, please call: 415-879-6879.

The animal shelter, White Oak Animal Safe Haven, said the dog was abandoned in front of their shelter around midnight. They added that the poor girl was found by one of their staff in the morning, when coming in to care for their pets.

“Why does anyone think this is acceptable? It’s hot. It’s humid. This is incredibly dangerous and cowardice,” the animal shelter wrote.

As the number of animal shelters reaching maximum capacity in the country rises, White Oak Animal Safe Haven rightfully aired their grievances regarding the situation.

The animal shelter revealed that all eight of their kennels are filled and the shelter is at max capacity for dogs.

They wrote, “Where are we supposed to put her? How is she supposed to fit in this building? When are shelter employees going to stop being responsible for pets whose owners who abandon her in the middle of the night?”

“It’s not acceptable to say “well at least they tried to do the right thing…” when now the rescue workers and the other dogs in the shelter’s care are negatively impacted by overcrowding. There’s no excuse.”

The animal shelter also condemns the dog’s previous owner and anyone trying to abandon their dog in front of animal shelters.

“You are not entitled to the time of rescue workers or the space that belongs to other dogs in need of rescue. Your dog deserved better. The other dogs who will feel the stress of another dog crammed into an overcrowded area deserve better,” they wrote.

They also added, “When you take on an animal, you are responsible for the animal. No one else. When you need to seek an avenue of rehoming or sheltering, you need to be patient, respectful, and supportive of the process.”

The animal shelter asked the public for help in identifying the dog’s previous owners. And not a day after, the shelter provided an update saying, “The owners have been identified and this is now in the hands of proper officials.”

White Oak Animal Safe Haven thanked everyone who helped them identify the dog’s owners saying, “Speaking up saves lives.”

Currently, the dog is not up for adoption. The animal shelter shares that they have to get her checked and spayed first.

“We do not know anything about her to determine a best home for her.”

While the dog isn’t up for adoption, White Oak Animal Safe Haven has a lot of dogs and other pets in need and are ready to go to a forever home.

If you wish to adopt a dog from White Oak Animal Safe Haven or would like to provide them with some financial assistance, you can do check out these important links here.

The Nebraska Humane Society shared that on the morning of April 15, staff at an accounting firm reported finding a small dog in the dumpster behind their building.

“An employee had heard what she thought was a raccoon in the dumpster the night before, but it was dark and she wasn’t comfortable checking. This morning, staff was shocked to find a dog, and even more distressed by the condition he was in,” Nebraska Humane Society wrote.

The animal shelter reveals that the “condition” the dog was in is that his entire head was wrapped in duct tape. Not only that, but “his front legs and back legs were taped together as well, and there was tape wrapped around his tail.”

On top of being duct taped, the poor pooch was also found with food and other debris in his fur.

One of the staff members who discovered the pooch, Kevin Wiederin, said, “I have never seen anything like it.”

Wiederin further recalled the encounter to KETV and said, “The entire muzzle was taped, and then there was tape covering up the eyes and it was just sitting there and its front and back paws were taped together also.”

“I can’t imagine doing that to another living being, let alone a helpless little dog and then just throwing it away like trash,” Wiederin continued.

Luckily, the dog, identified as Leo by his microchip ID, was rushed to the animal shelter. NHS staff sedated him, removed the tape, and shaved him in order to clean him off of all the gunk and debris.

NHS reveals that aside from some mild skin irritation, Leo is healthy and “seemed to be in good spirits despite his condition”.

Leo’s owner, Erin Dillon-Pasillas, was identified thanks to the pooch’s microchip. The microchip company reach out to Dillon-Pasillas and as it turns out, she had reported Leo missing on April 11, after she believes he slipped out while she was taking her son to school.

Dillon-Pasillas told KETV, “Every day got more stressful, so Friday hit and, you know, I assumed, like, somebody would hear you would hear something and it was just crickets.”

NHS said the owner was incredibly emotional after finding out what Leo has gone through. She said, “He’s the sweetest dog! I don’t know why anyone would do this.”

NHS Director of Field Operations, Ronald Schlabs calls what happened to Leo a crime. He told KETV, “There’s no reason to tape a dog’s legs and head and throw it into a dumpster. The intent, obviously, was to kill the dog.”

Furthermore, the animal shelter reveals that there were no cameras in the dumpster area.

Now, NHS is asking anyone with information about Leo’s case to contact Animal Control l at 402-444-7800 ext 1. And they are offering a $1000 reward to anyone who has information that will lead to an arrest.

Medford Police revealed that the dog walker was walking a group of dogs around 11:00 AM in the area of Fellsway West and Sheridan Ave. when they were called.

The police said in a statement, “According to witnesses, the man struck one of the dogs multiple times in the head and then lifted the dog off the ground by its collar in a harmful manner.”

The police also shares that one witness even provided video evidence, which helped them identify the suspect immediately.

CBS News reports that the dog walker, Frederick Ingrando, 33, was arrested on Sunday, March 24, shortly after the incident.

According to the prosecutor, Ingrando started hitting the dog, a Golden Retriever, and yelled, “Do not give me attitude!”

Curt Ford, an eye witness who lives across the street, told CBS News, “What I saw was him holding the dog, whether it’s by the neck or by the collar, and then using his leg to trip the dog in almost like a wrestling move to take him to the ground.”  

The videos of Ingrando mistreating the dog were also shared by a dog training company, Ohmydog, on Facebook.

 Katie Bates, owner and CEO of Ohmydog, wrote on Facebook, “This is vile disgusting behavior… This is disgusting.”

In their statement, Medford Police shared that the dogs that were under Ingrando’s care as a dog-walker have been “safely removed” and were picked up by their owners.

Furthermore, the police wrote, “A dog that was struck during the incident was transported to a nearby veterinarian for evaluation and was later released.”

Ingrando was hired by several pet owners through the Rover app. And CBS News reveals that Rover has since removed the suspect’s account from their app.

A Rover spokesperson said in a statement, “We we’re shocked and disturbed to learn of this abhorrent behavior. There is zero tolerance for this type of treatment of pets in our community.”

At his arraignment on Monday in Somerville District Court, Ingrando was ordered to stay away from the dogs and their owner.

Furthermore, he pleaded not guilty and was released on a promise to return to court again for a pre-trial hearing on April 30.

The competition started on March 2. And during the race, mushers and their canine teams went on a grueling race, through blizzards and whiteouts, traversing mountain ranges and the frozen Yukon River and Bering Sea.

During the course of the race, two dogs died on March 10, Sunday and another died on Tuesday.

Iditarod Trail Committee reports that Bog, a 2-year-old male on musher Issac Teaford’s team, collapsed on Sunday morning approximately 200 feet from the Nulato checkpoint.

“Iditarod checkers and one Iditarod Veterinarian approached the team and CPR was administered for 20 minutes, but Bog unfortunately did not survive,” the committee wrote.

The other dog, George, a four-year-old male from musher Hunter Keefe’s team, also collapsed on the trail, roughly 35 miles from Kaltag, while the team was en route to Unalakleet. Iditarod Trail Committee reveals that all attempts to revive the dog were unsuccessful.

Furthermore, the committee said they’ll conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death of both dogs.

According to race rules, mushers must voluntarily quit or be disqualified if a dog dies on the trail unless the cause of death was an “Unpreventable Hazard”.

AP News reports that both mushers, Keefe and Teaford, voluntarily quit the Iditarod race on Sunday after their teams’ canine casualties.

The third dog, Henry, a three-year-old male on musher Calvin Daughterty’s team collapsed on trail roughly 10 miles before reaching the checkpoint at Shaktoolik on Tuesday.

The Iditarod Trail Committee wrote in a statement, “Daugherty administered CPR but unfortunately the attempts to revive Henry were unsuccessful.”

As with the other two dogs, a necropsy will be conducted to to determine Henry’s cause of death.

Daughterty also had to voluntarily quit the 1,000-mile sled dog race after the death of Henry.

Due to these canine casualties, PETA, the animal rights group who has always been a vocal critic of the race, has once again called for the Iditarod’s end.

PETA calls the race a “deadly nightmare for dogs forced to race” and claims that more than 150 dogs have died since the race began in 1973.

After Bog and George’s death, PETA Senior Vice President Colleen O’Brien said, “PETA is calling for this despicable race to end before more dogs like Bog pay with their lives.“

“The death count keeps climbing for dogs who are forced to run until their bodies break down, all so the human winner can get a trophy while the dogs get an icy grave,” she continued.

PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman also shared her statement about the recent deaths saying, “Only in the Iditarod can people force dogs to run to their deaths and be caught on video trying to force a collapsed dog to stand and carry on—reprehensible actions that PETA points out would bring cruelty-to-animals charges anywhere else in the country.”

PETA later released another statement following Henry’s death calling The Iditarod “the shame of Alaska”.

She added,” How many more dogs need to die before this stops? Dogs’ lives are worth more than this.”

The 2024 Iditarod is the deadliest in recent years since 2017. During that year, a total of five dogs died. Three of which died on the trail, a fourth dog died after overheating on a cargo flight, and the fifth dog was dropped from the race, escaped his handler’s care, and was hit by a vehicle.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the owner, a 26-year-old woman named Amy Lea Judge, was charged with ill-treatment of an animal and sentenced in Midland Magistrates Court on Tuesday, December 19.

10 months of Judge’s sentence is for throwing the dog, a 10-year-old Maltese-Shih-Tzu mix named Princess, over the garage roof, and two for unrelated incidents.

Sydney Morning Herald also reveals that aside from her sentence, Judge is also banned from owning any animal for 10 years.

Prosecutors labelled Judge’s actions as “egregious, callous and cruel”.

Judge’s partner, Scott Frost, who was present at the time of the incident, was fined $2500 and banned from owning animals for three years. This comes after the court was informed that he did not collect Princess and failed to seek immediate vet care for the dog after the incident.

The disturbing and tragic incident happened in April last year, and was captured on CCTV.

(You can watch the CCTV footage here. But please note that this video contains sensitive content that some people may find disturbing.)

The shocking CCTV footage showed the whole eight-minute ordeal where Judge repeatedly takes the dog to the ledge while wandering back and forth from her partner’s car.

After throwing off the dog, Frost drove away while Judge walked off like nothing happened.

The New York Post reports that the 10-year-old pooch fell nine meters after being thrown and was later found by a member of the public.

The person who found Princess assumed that the dog was hit by a car and immediately brought the dog to the nearest vet.

When the dog was brought to the vet, she was in a state of shock and sustained serious injuries, including possible internal hemorrhaging, brain injury, and spinal and pelvic trauma.

Judge was contacted by the vet thanks to Princess’ microchip. Judge and Frost went to the vet to discuss the dog’s injuries and the cost of treatment.

But due to how serious the injuries were, Princess had to be put down. After the incident, Judge admitted her crime and posted about it on Facebook (now deleted) and said she “couldn’t live with the guilt” and that she did Princess a favor because all she did was “hurt her and abuse her”.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Western Australia (RSPCA) Inspector Manager Kylie Green describes the incident as the most distressing she had seen in her 11 years on the job.

Green said, “Dogs can be so trusting, and they rely on their owners to keep them safe. I can’t think of a more disgusting betrayal of that trust.”

“Today’s outcome delivers some justice for the pain and terror poor Princess endured in her final hours. I hope it also sends a clear message to the community that intentional cruelty towards animals is extremely serious and won’t be tolerated,” she continued.