Andrew and Daniel Frankish were spared jail (Picture: Ross Parry)

A petition has been launched to change the sentence of two brothers filmed hurling a dog down a set of stairs after the pair were spared jail.

‘See if we can make it scream more’: Man repeatedly throws dog downstairs in horrifying footage

In footage we have decided to publish at the bottom of this page and described as ‘one of the most distressing things’ RSPCA officers have ever seen, Andrew Frankish, 22, and Daniel, 19, throw a bulldog downstairs, slam it into the ground and stamp on its head.

One of the brothers suggests: ‘See if we can make it scream any more.’

‘Make it scream more’ (Picture: Ross Parry)

The pair were given 21 weeks in prison, suspended for two years and a tagged curfew for six months when they appeared at Hartlepool Magistrates’ court last week.


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But the sentence is, in the eyes of many, ‘inadequate’.



‘The poor animal was repeatedly thrown down flights of stairs, “pile driven” into the ground from head height, swung around, and stamped all over,’ reads a Change.org petition started by 24-year-old Alex Richardson-Lee.

‘”Baby” was put to sleep three months later after losing the use of her hind legs.

‘Baby’ had to be put down (Picture: Ross Parry)

‘This was all captured on camera, and it is clear it was for their sick enjoyment. We believe this sentence should be reconsidered and the punishment should be greater for such horrendous treatment of a defenceless animal.’

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Alex also includes a link to a GoFundMe page. He reasons that ‘even if this petition, which now has 62,000 signatories, falls on deaf ears, at least I can do some good off the back of these horrible events.

Sign the petition here. Donate here.

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