I’m a sucker for animals of any kind, so this was quite a harrowing court case to sit through. What also took me aback was the complete lack of respect the defendants showed the court – like most who appear before magistrates they were dressed in shell suits, caps and dirty hoodies; they put their feet up in the dock when the magistrates and clerk were out of the room; they sat with their mouths open throughout the hearing – paying little attention to what was being said; and picked at their nails and noses.
They showed no remorse whatsoever for the cruelty they had shown these dogs, and were rude and abusive when they knew a reporter was covering their case. When the photographer took their picture one of them actually made as if she was going to ‘pull a moonie’ – right in front of the court building. I was disappointed that they weren’t sent down.