Demand jail time for man who abused dogs.

    James Cooper, 23, admitted beating his girlfriend's dog to death but was spared jail by a judge who said prison 'would destroy his life'
    A vicious thug who beat his girlfriend's dog to death and severely injuring another has been spared jail by a judge - because 'prison would destroy his life'.
    James Cooper walked free from court after admitting two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to two whippets.
    A post-mortem examination found Millie had emphysema and bruising - much of which was inflicted just 24 hours before she died.
    Cooper, 23, pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty at Swindon Magistrates' Court in Wiltshire.
    He admitted beating six-year-old Millie to death - just months after he attacked another whippet called Tinkerbelle, leaving her with 'human bite wounds' and injuries 'akin to torture'.
    Cooper was handed a 12-week consecutive prison sentence for each offence suspended for two years.
    Judge Cooper said: 'I have come to the decision that an immediate prison sentence would utterly destroy you.
    'What you did was vicious and savage but little would be achieved in the long run by sending you into custody.'
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