The sickening footage shows a man clutching a dog by its throat and slamming it against a wooden fen (Image: Dorset Police )
The despicable cruelty happened in the beer garden of the Buffalo Bar in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, and has caused outrage on social media. Stills of the video posted online by Dorset Police show a man clutching at the ears and collar of what appears to be a Staffie-type dog and picking it up. The helpless dog dangles by the throat before it is hurled at a wooden fence and has a fist slammed into its head.
The sickening incident has incited anger online and there have been calls for the man to face the same punishment as child abusers.
In a statement, Dorset Police said: “It was reported that at around 6.55pm on Sunday 14 April 2019 a man was seen to physically abuse a dog in the beer garden of the Buffalo Bar off Holdenhurst Road.
“CCTV footage shows the man picking up a large black dog, throwing it against a fence, punching it in the head and picking it up by the throat. He then dragged the dog away along Holdenhurst Road.”
The man wore a dark wooly hat with a Nike
