Grandad stabbed boy's puppy after it urinated on the carpet

By Richard Smith 22/10/2010

A cruel grandad stabbed a boy's puppy with a kitchen knife after it peed on his lounge carpet.

Raymond Yorath, 54, was furious with nine-month-old terrier Max and plunged the 12-inch blade into his side.

Police found the puppy, owned by Yorath's grandson Simon, 14, bleeding and with his intestines hanging out.

Vets managed to save Max after a two-hour operation. Yorath, of Cardiff, told police: "It's not even my dog. It pees on the carpet - it cost me £200."

At Cardiff magistrates' court yesterday, he pleaded guilty to causing suffering to an animal and was given a 10-week suspended jail sentence and a five-year pet ban.

Inspector Nicola Johnson, of the RSPCA, which has re-homed the puppy, said: "Max is extremely lucky to be alive. The knife somehow missed every vital organ."

From: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/10/22/grandad-stabbed-boy-s-puppy-after-it-urinated-on-the-carpet-115875-22650127/