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A man was arrested in Florida after allegedly decapitating his pet dog which “looked at him weird”.

Javier Orelly, 28, was detained after police were told a man was seen “kicking and throwing his dog around”, according to reports.

The anonymous caller told the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office that they believed the man was going to kill the animal.

Officers attended an address and found Orelly “digging a grave in front of his apartment”, according to the police report.

Deputies said a dog’s head was on top of rocks, while the body of a large black dog was on the floor next to the makeshift grave.

According to the police report, two large knives, a small medieval axe and some money were placed on a red towel near the dog’s body.

Orelly was charged with two counts of animal cruelty following the incident on January 14.

He initially told police that the dog bit him but later said the dog “looked at him weird”, so he stabbed it in the neck.

WPTV reported Orelly told officers he had difficulty cutting off the dog’s head, so proceeded to use the medieval weapon.

The television station said Orelly told deputies he was "stressed out and needed to sacrifice animals to cleanse himself".

Orelly appeared in court on Wednesday where a judge ordered him to have a mental health evaluation before he appears in court again on Friday.