A farmer allegedly told locals “I’ll do what I want” when he was confronted for dragging his dog behind his car before leaving her to die.

Kim Norman Rendall, from Somerset, is facing jail after he was filmed pulling his white husky Daisy with a rope for around 200 metres. The cruel act was witnessed by several motorists who tried to stop the 65 year old by honking and flashing their lights at his red Nissan Micra, Daisy was left severely injured from the incident on the afternoon of April 17, and sadly had to be put down as she couldn’t recover.

Farmer’s cruel remark when locals confronted him for dragging his dog behind car (msn.com)

Despite this, Rendall refused to seek help for his injured dog or tell the police where he had left her when they arrived at his home, where he was found having a cup of tea and a haircut. After the case, the RSPCA released a shocking video showing Daisy being dragged along the road in Timsbury, near Bath. North Somerset Magistrates’ Court heard how one motorist shouted “dog, dog” out of a window, leading a woman to flag the car down.

Rendall stopped and was immediately confronted by upset locals as Daisy bled onto the road and tried to stand up, reports Somerset Live. One woman offered to take Daisy to the vet for urgent care if he wasn’t going to. He laughed and said: “I’ll do what I want, it’s my dog.” Lundi Meyer, prosecuting, said he drove for about 200 metres, and around 55 seconds. After removing a bin from his car, he put Daisy in the boot and drove off. The police were called and officers arrived at his mum’s house within an hour.

Hard watch but see this bastard dragging Daisy the dog via this link – Mark:

Farmer’s cruel remark when locals confronted him for dragging his dog behind car (msn.com)

The farmer was found there having a cup of tea and a haircut. He wouldn’t tell the police where Daisy was and said he would take her to the vet himself. Because of the urgency, he was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty. In response, he said: “I don’t like this at all, I don’t like this at f**king all”. In custody, it was noted that his trainers were covered in blood. He was rude and aggressive towards the officers.

Meanwhile, 18 police officers and a drone unit were looking for Daisy to get her the urgent treatment she needed. After a two and a half hour search in the Somerset countryside, she was found in a cow barn in Gossard Lane, High Littleton. She was rushed to Rosemary Lodge Veterinary Hospital in Bath in a police car with blue lights and sirens. The vets said she had serious injuries, including both back legs suffering full-thickness skin loss and an open fracture of her foot.

Despite the best efforts of vets to treat Daisy, her pain could not be controlled and she was put to sleep nine days later. Ms Meyer said the incident has “clearly has had a lasting affect on people”, including witnesses and police officers. It was heard how one witness “fell to the floor and went into shock” following the incident and was prescribed Diazepam by her GP due to being unable to sleep.

PC Natalie Cosgrove described Daisy’s injuries as “the worst thing I have ever seen” and it made her “feel physically sick”. “I felt shocked, I couldn’t sleep and I cried… I hugged my own dog crying in sympathy for Daisy”, she told the court in a victim person statement. She said that the dog’s suffering was “something that cannot be described” and said she was “traumatised” when Rendall smirked in his police interview. PC Cosgrove added: “I just felt incredibly sorry for her, that a human let her down so badly. This is one of those jobs that will haunt me forever.”

Ms Meyer told the magistrates that Rendall’s refusal to provide Daisy’s whereabouts was “sadistic” and only prolonged her suffering. She added: “He prioritised a haircut and a cup of tea over her medical attention”. At a previous hearing, Rendall pleaded guilty to two counts of causing the unnecessary suffering of an animal contrary to the Animal Welfare Act. Suggesting the starting point was two years in prison for his crimes, the magistrates agreed that their powers were likely to be insufficient, and sent the case to Bristol Crown Court for sentencing.

He was released on unconditional bail to appear on November 21.

Regards Mark