A man from Stoke-on-Trent has been jailed after he attacked and threw his dog out of a car.

Tyler Steele, 28, from Berryhill, was sentenced to 18 weeks imprisonment at North Staffordshire Justice Centre this week after he pleaded guilty to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.

On 2 May 2023, Steele threw his dog across the road from a parked car in Berryhill, Stoke-on-Trent and was filmed slapping his dog four times on Proudlock Avenue, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, on 7 July.

Tyler Steele, 28, has been jailed for 18 weeks (Wiki Commons).

Steele was also disqualified from owning, keeping, participating in keeping animals or being in control or able to influence the way they are kept for five years.

Sergeant Chris Gifford, of Stoke North local policing team, said: "I'm pleased with the sentence given to Steele and that he has been disqualified from keeping animals for five years. This case sends a clear message that we will take action against animal cruelty."

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