Man arrested for brutally beating dog

Tshwane SPCA Inspector Mischak Matlou said he arrived at the scene after the dog owner phoned him about the animal’s crippling state, Rekord North reported.

The owner said a neighbour viciously attacked the dog.

“When I confronted the man, he said the dog killed all of his chickens. I investigated and found no trace of chickens on the man’s property,” said the owner.

Matlou called Temba police, and the man was arrested for cruelty to animals. Matlou added the dog’s hind leg was broken, and the foreleg was severely damaged. The dog also had major internal bleeding from the attack.

“I took the dog to the animal hospital, but there was nothing that could have been done. Its injuries were too extensive,” Matlou said.

Temba police spokesperson Lieutenant Sarah Lesabane confirmed the arrest, saying the man would appear in court soon.

In October last year, a man filmed beating a goat to death in Mpumalanga was arrested and charged with animal cruelty.

Identified as Sipho Makamu, 26, the man appeared in the Malelane Magistrates’ Court following his arrest at his home in Mzinti.

Shocking video footage uploaded on YouTube showed Makamu hitting and slapping the goat.

The footage, which has since been removed from YouTube, went viral on social media, with many condemning the accused’s actions.

– Caxton News Service