Sick animal abuser caught brutally attacking landlord's dogs on CCTV as they yelp in pain
dailyrecord.co.ukA man who was caught on camera violently abusing his landlord’s dogs - causing them to yelp and scream in pain - has been sentenced to a ten year animal ban and a suspended prison sentence.Michal Kulesza, who now lives in Aviemore, was sentenced to a total of 42 weeks in custody, suspended for two years, and disqualified from keeping animals for ten years when he appeared before Bristol Magistrates Court on October 28.The RSPCA prosecuted Kulesza after they were handed 25 video clips - taken in just two days- showing the repeated abuse of two terrified dogs.
The court heard how Kulesza moved in as a lodger into his landlord’s home in Chepstow Road, Bristol in December 2021. Also in the home were two Jack Russell dogs belonging to his live-in landlord, three-year-old Rocky, and seven-year-old Sonia.
RSPCA solicitor Lindi Meyer, who represented the animal welfare charity in court, said: “Kulesza was not known to his landlord before this time.
However soon after he moved in it was noticed that the dogs had started to behave differently and appeared nervous around the defendant.“As a result of this, the landlord installed CCTV in the kitchen and the living room and informed the defendant that he was doing so.“On 29 March he was able to download and view footage which showed Kulesza violently abusing his little dogs on a number of occasions – particularly singling out Rocky for the abuse.”Kuleza was immediately told to pack his bags and leave and his landlord contacted the animal welfare charity.RSPCA Inspector Dan Hatfield was shown two pieces of the CCTV footage which showed Kulesza repeatedly punching Rocky resulting in him yelping and screaming.
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