Disturbing moment animal abuser is caught beating XL bully and whipping it with a metal lead, as he admits causing suffering to the dog
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Disturbing footage shows an XL bully owner beating his pet and whipping it with a metal lead. Gareth Cox admitted to 'hitting the dog approximately nine times with a metal lead' - a breach of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 - at Willesden Magistrates' Court.
![[In the video of the 45-year-old's brutal attack, he is also seen hoisting his dog, named Cyrus, up by its throat and can be heard saying: 'Don't run off, you stupid f*****g dog.']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/14/93318013-14210383-image-a-7_1734619623303.jpg)
In the shocking video of the 45-year-old's brutal attack, he is also seen hoisting his dog, named Cyrus, up by its throat and can be heard saying: 'Don't run off, you stupid f*****g dog'. He pleaded guilty in court to failing to prevent his pet XL Bully from suffering.
![[Cox pleaded guilty in court to failing to prevent his pet XL Bully from suffering]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/14/93318005-14210383-image-m-8_1734619625541.jpg)
An expert dog trainer who viewed the footage said Cox's behaviour was abusive and could potentially have made the XL Bully more aggressive. The dog has now been seized and taken into police kennels. Cox also admitted to breaching the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 by allowing a 'fighting dog' to be in a public place without a muzzle or lead.
![[An expert dog trainer who viewed the footage said Cox's behaviour was abusive and could potentially have made the XL Bully more aggressive]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/14/93318011-14210383-An_expert_dog_trainer_who_viewed_the_footage_said_Cox_s_behaviou-m-12_1734619855606.jpg)
He will be sentenced in February. Gareth Cox admitted to 'hitting the dog approximately nine times with a metal lead' - a breach of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 - at Willesden Magistrates' Court. In the video of the 45-year-old's brutal attack, he is also seen hoisting his dog, named Cyrus, up by its throat and can be heard saying: 'Don't run off, you stupid f*****g dog.'.
![[Cox also admitted to breaching the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 by allowing a 'fighting dog' to be in a public place without a muzzle or lead]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/14/93318009-14210383-Cox_also_admitted_to_breaching_the_Dangerous_Dogs_Act_1991_by_al-m-11_1734619830045.jpg)
Cox pleaded guilty in court to failing to prevent his pet XL Bully from suffering. It comes as an investigation has found that police have destroyed more than three dangerous dogs a day on average since the XL Bully ban came in nearly a year ago. Forces in England and Wales say the cost of kennelling thousands of seized dogs, often for several months at a time, is now costing the taxpayer £25million a year - with many facilities at full capacity.
![[The dog has now been seized and taken into police kennels]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/14/93318001-14210383-image-a-5_1734619605770.jpg)
