Willenhall man given lifetime ban after admitting to beating puppy
A man has been banned from owning animals for life admitting to 'losing his temper' and beating his puppy.
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Matthew Houghton, 30, of Lewis Close, Willenhall, pleaded guilty to an animal welfare offence following an investigation and prosecution by the RSPCA.
Officers from the animal welfare charity were called by police on April 11 to assist with a dog who was bleeding and had a head injury caused by a beating.
Ace, a six-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, had been seized by police after reports that Houghton had allegedly beaten the puppy.
Ace was taken to see a vet at RSPCA Birmingham Animal Hospital, where he was found to have a cut to the top of his head, a laceration across the top of his left ear, a puncture wound to his cheek, grazing on his lower jaw, bleeding behind both of his eyes and a fractured canine tooth.
