[Cherie]

I saw the video of this earlier and have to say I felt physically sick

‘Sadistic’ farmer dragged dog behind car and hid battered body from police

A‘sadistic’ farmer has admitted causing unnecessary suffering to his son’s dog after she was dragged along a road by a rope tied to a car.

Kim Norman Rendall, 65, left neighbours shocked when he drove his red Nissan Mirca around a village southwest of Bath with a white husky attached.

Witnesses said they honked their horns and flashed their headlights in a bid to get Rendall to pull over only for him to keep driving on April 17 last year.

Rendall only stopped after a dog walker flagged him down, with Daisy, nine, lying on the road haemorrhaging blood.

He put her in his boot and drove away from the scene, dashcam footage seen by to North Somerset Magistrates’ Court showed.

Daisy died of her injuries.

Rendall left his home in Southover Road, High Littleton, in the afternoon and drove 200 metres with the canine dragged just near the exhaust, Lindi Meyer, prosecuting, said.

Footage shows the vehicle on the road with the boot open and Daisy on her belly being tugged along the pavement for 55 seconds, the court was told.

One witness said in a statement that she had ‘never seen an animal with such serious injuries’ and has been plagued by nightmares since.

Another still gets ‘flashbacks’ of the dog’s suffering months on

Police searched for the defendant and later found him at his mother’s house, where he was having a haircut in the kitchen and enjoying a cup of tea.

Rendall refused to tell officers where the wounded dog was as worries mounted she would die if she didn’t immediately receive urgent care.

Bodycam video showed an officer asking Rendall ‘where is the dog?’ several times – he remained stone-faced.

Police arrested him on suspicion of animal cruelty, prompting Rendall to say: ‘I don’t like this at all.’

The force dispatched 18 officers to track Daisy down as well as a drone – she was found in a cow barn in Gossard Lane, High Littleton, two and a half hours later.

Avon and Somerset Police officer Natalie Cosgrove told the court that in 15 years of policing, it was ‘the worst thing I have ever seen’.

She said: ‘I was shocked at what I saw. I was horrified and physically sick that a nine-year-old dog was subjected to this cruelty.’

‘This is one of those jobs that will haunt me forever,’ she added.

Meyer said the incident has ‘clearly had a lasting effect on people’ Rendall’s refusal to tell officers where Daisy’s whereabouts was ‘sadistic’.

Character references praised Rendall as a commendable farmer who, his representative said, had ‘poor judgement on that day and said ‘was learning difficulties and hearing problems’.

Rendall, who pleaded guilty to two counts of unnecessary animal suffering at an earlier hearing, cried as the references were read out.

The defendant will be sentenced on 21 November at Bristol Crown Court after magistrates decided their maximum sentencing powers were not sufficient.

They suggested a starting point of two years behind bars for his crimes.

He has been granted unconditional bail until his next hearing at Bristol Crown Court on November 21.

Metro

[Ninastar]

I genuinely wish death on people that harm animals

[Livia]

I have some rope and a car. I'd be happy to handle the sentencing...

[OnTheRight]

Originally Posted by Livia

I have some rope and a car. I'd be happy to handle the sentencing...

Me too.
Is it wrong to wish cancer and a slow, painful death on someone?

[bots]

this just upsets me

[Mystic Mock]

Hopefully this guy will suffer in Prison.

[Cherie]

I don't know why I watched the video, I can't unsee it

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I don't know why I watched the video, I can't unsee it

Tbf you've got a stronger stomach than me.

[Kazanne]

I saw it too Cherie it made cry ? Subhumans like that need prison sentences, vile horrible animal abusers him a farmer too his poor livestock if he has any . Wish I hadnt seen that poor dog she was trying so hard to keep up, I hope that pond life suffers horribly a slow painful death for him please .

[arista]

That's just Evil.


Good the Police arrested him.

[OnTheRight]

Originally Posted by arista

That's just Evil.


Good the Police arrested him.

Now we need to kill him, slowly.

[OnTheRight]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

I genuinely wish death on people that harm animals

Do you eat them?

[user104658]

Is there any real suggestion that he dragged the dog deliberately? Story isn't entirely clear on that - though obviously, even if not, his actions on discovering what had happened were negligent at best (i.e. the dog should have been taken straight to a vet).

I'm not watching the video but that article makes it sound like the initial dragging was accidental, and it was the failure to get veterinary attention/attempt to cover it up that's been considered criminal.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by OnTheRight

Do you eat them?

No she wishes death on them, eating them would be a bit much.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

No she wishes death on them, eating them would be a bit much.

Most people eat animals !!

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Is there any real suggestion that he dragged the dog deliberately? Story isn't entirely clear on that - though obviously, even if not, his actions on discovering what had happened were negligent at best (i.e. the dog should have been taken straight to a vet).

I'm not watching the video but that article makes it sound like the initial dragging was accidental, and it was the failure to get veterinary attention/attempt to cover it up that's been considered criminal.

He did it on purpose people tried to stop him ! no excuse ,he also dumped her

[bots]

i can't bring myself to watch the video, the story is bad enough

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

He did it on purpose people tried to stop him ! no excuse ,he also dumped her

Not making excuses like I said - that he stuck her in the boot then into a barn to die is bad enough and clearly criminal.

However, I've still been unable to find anything at all that suggests that the dog was dragged on purpose in the first place, rather than through negligence. Being accurate is quite important; injuring the dog in an accident and then failing to get it proper attention makes him a horrible arsehole. Delierately tying it to a car and driving off would make him a psychopath. I don't think there's any indication that that's what happened though.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Not making excuses like I said - that he stuck her in the boot then into a barn to die is bad enough and clearly criminal.

However, I've still been unable to find anything at all that suggests that the dog was dragged on purpose in the first place, rather than through negligence. Being accurate is quite important; injuring the dog in an accident and then failing to get it proper attention makes him a horrible arsehole. Delierately tying it to a car and driving off would make him a psychopath. I don't think there's any indication that that's what happened though.

So why would the dog be tied to a car ?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

So why would the dog be tied to a car ?

and even if it were 'accidental' surely you would seek immediate help not chuck the dog in a barn to die in pain

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Cherie

and even if it were 'accidental' surely you would seek immediate help not chuck the dog in a barn to die in pain

Well I’m not defending his despicable behaviour but I’ve had dealings with quite a few farmers down the years in fact my best mate was a farmer .. they don’t really see animals in the same way as the rest of us - as far as I could tell


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[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by OnTheRight

Do you eat them?

No I don’t eat people sorry

Unless it’s *borat voice* my wife

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

No I don’t eat people sorry

I already made that joke but it sailed right over everyone's heads .

But I suppose this is a forum that voted LT and Cherie as "funniest members". So...

[OnTheRight]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

I already made that joke but it sailed right over everyone's heads .

.

It was simply ignored as it wasn't funny.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

I already made that joke but it sailed right over everyone's heads .

But I suppose this is a forum that voted LT and Cherie as "funniest members". So...

you wear bitter well