This is the sickening moment a farmer dragged his white husky across the road before later dying from her injuries.
Kim Norman Rendall, 65, drove about 200 metres, about 55 seconds, along Timsbury Road in High Littleton, near Bath, with his dog Daisy strapped to the back of his car on April 17 this year.
Motorists tried to stop him and when he finally stopped, he refused to take Daisy to the vet. He told a driver in distress: ‘I’ll do what I want, it’s my dog.’
Rendall later hid Daisy in a cowshed where she was found by police after a two-and-a-half hour hunt in the Somerset countryside. Daisy was immediately rushed to an animal hospital in Bath, but was sadly put down nine days later due to her injuries.
Rendall pleaded guilty at North Somerset Magistrates’ Court to two charges of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, contrary to the Animal Welfare Act. He will appear in court in Bristol on November 21 for sentencing.
A farmer was caught dragging his white husky across the road before she later died from her injuries
Kim Norman Rendall (pictured outside court), 65, drove for about 200 metres, about 55 seconds, along Timsbury Road in High Littleton, near Bath, with his dog Daisy tied to the back of his car on April 17 this year
Daisy (pictured) was immediately rushed to a veterinary hospital in Bath but was sadly put down nine days later due to her injuries
The court heard how drivers honked their horns and flashed their lights as they watched Daisy dragged along the road while tied with rope to the back of a red Nissan Micra.
When one of the drivers heard shouting “dog, dog” from a window, a woman – who was with her own dogs – stopped the car.
At this point Rendall stopped and was quickly confronted by distressed locals as Daisy bled on the road and tried to get up.
One woman said she would take Daisy to the vet for emergency care if Rendall wouldn’t. He grinned and laughed and said, “I’ll do whatever I want, it’s my dog.”
Lindi Meyer, prosecuting, said he estimated he drove about 200 yards, about 55 seconds. After getting a container from his car, he placed Daisy in his trunk and drove away.
The police were called and officers were immediately dispatched. They arrived at the Micra’s registered address, his mother’s house, within an hour. 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, he said, “I don’t like this at all, I don’t like this at all.”
While in custody, it was noted that his trainers were soaked in blood. He was described as rude and aggressive towards officers when they booked him.
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.
After a two and a half hour hunt in the Somerset countryside she was found in a cow shed 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 complex 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.
Daisy suffered complicated and traumatic injuries (pictured) – including both hind legs with full-thickness skin loss and an open foot fracture
The poor dog had bled on the road and could barely get up after the incident
A police officer who later found Daisy described her injuries (pictured) as ‘the worst I have ever seen’ and left her ‘physically ill’.
Ms Meyer said the incident “clearly has had a lasting impact on people”, including witnesses and police officers.
It was heard how a witness ‘fell to the floor and went into shock’ after the incident and was prescribed Diazepam by her GP because she couldn’t sleep.
The witness added, “I’ll never forget it; it was terribly terrible and cruel.”
PC Natalie Cosgrove described Daisy’s injuries as ‘the worst I have ever seen’ and left her ‘physically ill’.
“I was shocked, couldn’t sleep and was crying… I hugged my own dog crying out of sympathy for Daisy,” she 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.
She said: ‘I just felt incredibly sorry for her, that a human being would let her down so badly. This is one of those jobs that will haunt me forever.”
Teary RSPCA Inspector Kim Walters comforted a visibly upset PC Cosgrove in the public gallery as the case continued.
Mrs Meyer told magistrates that Rendall’s refusal to provide Daisy’s whereabouts was ‘sadistic’ and only prolonged her suffering.
“He prioritized a haircut and a cup of tea over her medical attention,” she added.
At an earlier hearing, Rendall pleaded guilty to two charges of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, contrary to the Animal Welfare Act.
The magistrates suggested the starting point was two years’ imprisonment for his crimes, and agreed their powers were likely to be insufficient, and Rendall Bristol Crown Court for sentencing.
He was released on unconditional bail and was due to appear on November 21.