Deportation likely after Brit sentenced for animal cruelty in WA
www.abc.net.au
Bradley Gavin Knoeson's lawyer said the act was "out of character" for his "dog lover" client, who is likely to be deported.

In short:

British backpacker Bradley Gavin Knoesen, 31, has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges in Western Australia.

Knoesen, who is in Australia on a working holiday visa, drowned a kelpie before beating it to death.

What’s next?

Knoelsen has avoided an immediate jail term but is likely to be deported from Australia.

  • MouldyCat@feddit.uk
    6·
    9 days ago

    drowned a kelpie before beating it to death

    This isn’t a typo - he did actually drown the dog, he then revived her (the dog, a 1 year old puppy) and beat her to death with a beer bottle.

    It seems the dog didn’t even do anything wrong to annoy him or anything - he apparently did all this to get at the dog’s owner, saying “I want [the dog’s owner] to see what happened to his precious dog.”

    It seems crazy to give him a suspended sentence for this. Completely psychopathic behaviour to an innocent and defenceless puppy.

    • CH3DD4R_G0B-L1N@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      9 days ago

      We still live in a world where even our accepted pet species are treated as less than property by many global societies. IDK the specifics of Australian animal laws, but that’s the only guess I can muster, especially if they don’t even feel compelled to view an Australian Kelpie with more regard.