WATCH the shocking moment a woman swears and screams at her dog before kicking and dragging him by his lead.
Vile Lauren Leigh Barker was caught on camera physically and verbally abusing her pooch, Rocco.
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Barker repeatedly raises her voice and becomes increasingly aggressive with the distressed pup, shouting at him to move.
She pushes him towards the door and he collides with the frame before she eventually muscles him in and shuts them both in.
They disappear from view, but her shocking abuse continues behind the closed door and Rocco can be heard barking at his owner.
In the footage, Barker, of Clevedon, North Somerset, bellows: “In there. Rocco don’t wind me up.
“Get in. Get the f*** in. I said move. Move, move. Stay.”
She can be seen kicking Rocco through to the next room and the doorbell camera visibly shakes as she slams the door.
Barker, who owns another dog called Iddy, was banned from keeping animals for five years after the footage was shared with the RSPCA.
This decision cannot be appealed for at least two years.
After reviewing the footage, a vet said: “Rocco has been caused to suffer due to the person responsible for the welfare of this animal behaving in an aggressive, intimidating and physically abusive manner.
“Suffering will have been experienced by this animal via mechanisms of fear, distress and possibly pain for a period of at least several minutes, possibly longer.”
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Appearing at North Somerset Magistrates Court earlier this month, she was deemed to have caused unnecessary suffering to Rocco during an incident in September 2023.
She was also found to have failed to meet her dogs‘ needs to be protected from pain and suffering due to the infliction of physical violence and abusive behaviour for an incident in October 2023.
She was sentenced to 12 weeks custody, suspended for 18 months, and must complete 30 days of Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR).
Barker intends to appeal the conviction and continues to plead her innocence, arguing that she was acting in self-defence against “aggressive” Rocco.
Whilst at a rescue centre, RSPCA teams carried out behaviour assessments on the pup and found he was suitable for rehoming.
He was deemed to be very tolerant of vets, allowing them to perform a range of checks without needing to restrain him.
RSPCA Inspector Kim Walters said: ‘We’re extremely grateful when people report animal welfare concerns to us and share any evidence they have that can help our investigations.”
