Moment farmer is arrested while having his hair cut for driving with his dog dragging behind his car – after he avoids jail despite animal’s death

This is the moment a farmer who was caught driving with his dog tied to the back of his car before dumping it was arrested – while getting a haircut and tucking into a cup of tea.

Police bodycam footage shows cruel Kim Norman Rendall being held down mid-grooming while his white husky Daisy was bleeding.

Rendall, 65, was given a suspended sentence yesterday after he was filmed dragging Daisy for around 200 yards while tied to a rope in High Littleton, near Bath.

The dog was seriously injured in the incident on the afternoon of April 17 this year and had to be put to sleep after failing to recover.

Bristol Crown Court heard that numerous motorists witnessed the horror and tried to stop Rendall by beeping and flashing their lights at his red Nissan Micra.

But Rendall refused to seek help for his dog or tell police where he had dumped her when they arrived at his home and found him enjoying a cup of tea and a haircut.

Daisy (pictured) was eventually found by police but was seriously injured in the incident and had to be put to sleep nine days later after failing to recover.

A farmer was caught dragging his white husky across the road before she later died from her injuries

Rendall was sentenced on Tuesday to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, 300 hours of unpaid work and disqualified from owning or keeping animals, other than livestock, and fish for 20 years. He was also ordered to pay £5,000 costs.

When he arrived at the court, he was greeted by Daisy's supporters waving banners demanding “justice” for her.

In his sentencing remarks, Judge Michael Longman said the defendant had shown a 'high degree of recklessness' in his actions.

He said the excuse of social awkwardness “does not explain or mitigate your behavior.”

The judge told Rendall that even if he had not realized the extent of Daisy's injuries by the time he drove away, he would still have shown an 'arrogant distaste' towards her.

He described the obstruction of police trying to get medical help for the dog as “really appalling”, adding: “I don't think you were devastated. By not seeking treatment, you showed a willful disregard for Daisy's well-being.”

Rendall had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to two charges of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, contrary to the Animal Welfare Act.

A video released by the RSPCA showed Daisy being dragged along the road in High Littleton, near Bath.

Distressed locals stopped and confronted him as Daisy bled on the road and tried to get up.

Prosecutors said he drove for about 55 seconds, covering a distance of about 200 yards.

This is when Kim Norman Rendall was arrested while getting a haircut

The poor dog had bled on the road and could barely get up after the incident

Daisy suffered complicated and traumatic injuries (pictured) – including both hind legs with full-thickness skin loss and an open foot fracture

Distressed witnesses called 999 as he laughed at their pleas to take the dog to a vet. He went on to say, “I'll do whatever I want, it's my dog.”

After stopping, he grabbed a container from his vehicle, placed Daisy in his trunk and drove away.

Prosecutor Gregory Gordon said Daisy was tied to the trunk latch, preventing the trunk from closing.

“It is clear that the trunk was never closed, it was never intended to be closed,” he added.

Police attended the Micra's registered address, his mother's home, within an hour and Rendall was found there indulging in a cup of tea and having a haircut.

He refused to tell officers where Daisy was and said he would get his own veterinary care for her.

Given the urgency of the situation, he was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty.

In response, the court heard he said: 'I don't like this at all, I don't like this at all.'

He was described as rude and aggressive towards the security officers when they booked him and his trainers were covered in blood.

In the meantime, 18 police officers and a drone unit were deployed in an attempt to locate Daisy and get her the life-saving treatment they thought she needed.

A police officer who later found Daisy described her injuries (pictured) as 'the worst I have ever seen' and left her 'physically ill'.

After a two-and-a-half hour hunt in the Somerset countryside, she was eventually found in a cowshed in Gossard Lane, High Littleton.

She was rushed to Rosemary Lodge Veterinary Hospital in Bath in a police vehicle driving with blue lights and sirens.

Vets said she suffered complicated and traumatic injuries, including full-thickness skin loss on both hind legs and an open foot fracture.

Despite the vets' best efforts to treat Daisy, her pain could not be controlled and she was put to sleep nine days later.

An earlier hearing heard how a witness 'fell to the floor and went into shock' after the incident and was prescribed Diazepam by her GP because she could not sleep.

PC Natalie Cosgrove also described Daisy's injuries as 'the worst I have ever seen' and left her 'physically ill'.

“I was shocked, couldn't sleep and cried… I hugged my own dog while crying out of sympathy for Daisy,” she previously told the court in a victim impact statement.

She added that the dog's suffering was “something that cannot be described” and said she was “traumatized” when Rendall grinned during his police interview.

'I just felt incredibly sorry for her, that someone let her down so badly.

“This is one of those jobs that will haunt me forever.”