Jon Soley, 33, from Darlington, Co. Durham was seen on mobile phone footage shown to a court forcefully kicking his Patterdale terrier, Billy.
Onlookers could be heard laughing and cheering as Soley repeatedly hit the small dog in the face with the dead rabbit.
Kevin Campbell, prosecuting on behalf of the RSPCA: 'He struck the dog and caused it to suffer. Anyone who treats a dog like that causes it to suffer.'
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He also admitted two offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act of possessing a cage trap and attempting to take a wild bird.
As well as a three-year ban on keeping animals, Soley was given a 12-month community order with 80 hours of unpaid work.//He must also pay court costs of £1,200, a £60 victim surcharge, and vet fees of £360.
Billy was signed over to the RSPCA and magistrates ordered the destruction of the mobile phone and bird cages.
Soley was arrested during dawn raids in May last year as part of Operation Stockholm - a joint initiative by the RSPCA and Darlington police to tackle animal cruelty in the area.
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