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Animal abusers should face tougher punishments and higher fines at court for beating their pets, fresh calls say.

One such abuser Joshua Evans, was caught on camera hitting, throwing and aggressively handling his two Cane Corso-type dogs in shocking doorbell footage.

The 19-year-old, from Slade Close, West Bromwich , was banned from keeping animals for ten years after he was prosecuted by the RSPCA.

Alongside the ten-year animal ban, which he can not appeal for seven years, Evans was also given a two-year community order with 200 hours of unpaid work and 30 rehabilitation activity requirement days.

He was ordered to pay £400 and a victim surcharge of £114 at Birmingham Magistrates Court on October 21. However, many slammed the sentence, suggesting it does not go far eno

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