CONVICTED (2021) | Daniel Mellors, born 20 May 1997, of 143 Lothersdale, Wilnecote, Tamworth B77 4HX – picked up his pet dog by her legs and slammed her onto the floor. Mellors with the victim, Roxie. Daniel Mellors was fined but not banned from keeping animals after the court ruled that a ban “would not be proportionate”. Witnesses in Birmingham saw Mellors strike the dog, Roxie, before picking her up by all four legs and slamming her onto the ground. He also dragged her aggressively in the incident. The incident took place on August 31, 2019 and was reported by the British Transport Police (BTP). On 25 September 2019 BTP issued an appeal for information following the incident and released photographs of Mellors and his girlfriend, Jemma Milton, who reportedly swore at members of the public that tried to intervene. BTP released these images of Mellors and girlfriend Jemma Milton following the attack on the dog. The charge, under the Animal Welfare Act, alleged Mellors “caused unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, namely a dog, by a failure to act, namely struck the dog a number of times, drag the dog aggressively and pick the dog up by all four legs and slam the dog into the the floor, and you knew or ought reasonably to have known that the act would have that effect or be likely to do so.” According to the court register, the reason for not imposing a disqualification order was because ‘this was a short incident falling within the lowest bracket of harm and culpability and in these circumstances such orders would not be proportionate’. Sentencing: fined £267; ordered to pay a £32 victim surcharge and £450 in Crown Prosecution Service costs bringing his total bill to £749. Birmingham Mail