A Jewish leader has told a hate crime trial that a YouTube video of a pet dog giving "Nazi salutes" was "grossly offensive".

Ephraim Borowski, director of the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC), criticised the clip and told how he lost members of his own family to the Nazis.

The 66-year-old was giving evidence against Mark Meechan, 29, who has denied claims of committing a hate crime.

Meechan, of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, recorded his girlfriend's pug, Buddha, responding to statements such as "gas the Jews" and "Sieg Heil" and put it on the popular video sharing website, the court heard.

After complaints were made about the content, police were called and he was arrested for allegedly committing a hate crime by uploading the "M8 Yer Dugs a Nazi" video in April last year.

He denies any wrongdoing, insisting he only did it to annoy his girlfriend Suzanne Kelly, 29, and is on trial at Airdrie Sheriff Court.