A witness called the Scottish SPCA, which managed to rescue the 14-year-old pet cat Holly after it spent hours lying in the rain — but it died the next day.
The actions of 65-year-old dog owner William Grubb after his greyhound Billy Boy attacked the cat were described as “shameful and disgraceful” when he appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on Monday.
Grubb, of Paterson Lane, Cowdenbeath, admitted that on June 7 last year on Union Street, Cowdenbeath, he caused the cat unnecessary suffering in that his dog held the cat in its mouth and thereafter he failed to provide treatment for its injuries, threw the cat over a fence, abandoned it and failed to protect it from suffering.
Depute fiscal Cheryl Clark said the incident occurred when Grubb was out walking his two greyhounds.
He had been spotted walking in Union Street, Cowdenbeath, Fife with his two greyhounds, one of which was carrying a cat in its mouth.
When the Scottish SPCA caught up with him, he said he thought the cat was dead and had thrown it over a fence.
Animal rescue officers found 14-year-old Holly badly injured and soaked from the rain in an area of wasteland.
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She was taken to a vet but died of her injuries.
Defence solicitor James Moncrieff said his client had both dogs on their leads at the time when the cat was “seized from the side of the road”.
His client, a first offender, had not immediately rescued the cat fearing the other dog would join in the attack.
Mr Moncrieff said the incident “came as a shock and he panicked”.
He added: “The cat wasn’t making any noise and without checking to see if it was alive he threw it over a fence.”
Sheriff Michael Anderson told Grubb: “It was horrific even if you did panic. What you did was shameful and disgraceful.”
He fined Grubb £300.
(The Courier - Jan 27, 2015)
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