A partially sighted man who allegedly bit his guide dog on the head and kicked it has been charged with animal cruelty, Scottish police said on Thursday.
An eyewitness reported seeing the 34-year-old bite the Labrador and kick it repeatedly at a shopping mall in Edinburgh on February 8, a spokesperson for Lothian and Borders Police said.
Officers arrested the suspect on February 10 and charged him with animal cruelty and a breach of the peace, the spokesperson said. She refused to name the man and didn’t give a date for an expected court appearance.
Police have handed over the eight-year-old dog to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. – Sapa-AP