A couple who were prosecuted after being photographed throwing their dog repeatedly from a slipway into the sea at Exmouth have had their convictions overturned on appeal. Linda Jones and John Nesbitt from Devon had pleaded 'not guilty' of causing unnecessary suffering last June to Jess, a terrier, claiming they had been trying to cool her down “because she was hot”. They had received a 12 week jail term suspended for two years and a 10 year animal ban.
Jess, who has been cared for by the RSPCA for almost a year, will be reunited with her owner. Recorder Paul Dunkels QC said that Linda Jones' actions were “utterly stupid” and warned that she must never do it to Jess or any other dog again. The Judge said there was no evidence to say that Jess had been physically hurt after being hurled into the sea on a slipway at Exmouth, Devon, adding that it was the manner that she was thrown into the sea which was the subject of criticism.
The defence lawyer, Jeremy Tricks agreed that “Linda Jones' handling of the dog was foolish” but argued that no unnecessary suffering was caused to Jess because dogs are “resilient animals”.
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