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Jake O'Dell from Adelaide sets dog on fire

Postby creampie » Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:56 pm

A man has walked free from court after allegedly dealing with his neighbour's barking dog by pouring petrol over it and setting it alight.

Jake O'Dell, 25, faced Adelaide Magistrates Court charged with ill-treating an animal.

Sammie, a three-year-old staffordshire terrier cross, had been chained to a tree in the yard of a house at West Croydon when she was attacked in August 2009.

The dog suffered serious burns and needed its ears amputated.

Magistrate Fred Field found Mr O'Dell not guilty because he could not rule out the possibility someone else hurt the dog.

Sammie's owner Alice McDonnell cried as the verdict was given.

"Animals can't protect themselves. We need to protect them and if the law is not going to help, what chance does any animal have?" she said.

"I look at my dog and she's got just her bare skin on one side. She went through so much pain and she fought through it, and then to come out and have a not guilty verdict, it's just ridiculous."

The RSPCA says it will consider appealing against the verdict.

Spokesman Simon Richards says the organisation is extremely disappointed with the decision.

"For all who have been involved over the last two years, this is a devastating outcome," he said.

"We are currently reviewing the judgment and considering every option of appeal to the Supreme Court."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011 ... 238648.htm
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