A dog owner who drugged his unwanted pet with antidepressants before suffocating and burying it in his back garden is facing jail.
Darron Goodwin decided to ‘euthanise’ the black Staffordshire bull terrier-type dog called Bilbo after he failed to find another home for him.
The 41-year-old, from Poole, Dorset, went online to research ways to kill Bilbo in a humane way before feeding him ten Clonazepam tablets, Bournemouth magistrates’ court heard.
The traumatised seven-month-old dog emptied its bladder in terror in a last-ditch flight-or-fight reaction after being wrapped in a towel and forcibly suffocated, the RSPCA said.
Post-mortem tests showed that Bilbo had suffered a collapsed lung caused by asphyxiation and was bruised along its back from shoulders to tail. Goodwin, who admitted causing the animal unnecessary suffering, was told he could be jailed when he is sentenced on September 29.
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/840514-man-faces-jail-after-killing-dog-in-sick-attack
