Young dog owner, 20, goes into hiding after footage of puppy 'torture' footage prompts outrage online - and reduces vet to tears

A young canine proprietor has gone into hiding aft being arrested for allegedly ‘torturing’ a puppy whose injuries reduced an experienced vet to tears.

The 20-year-old antheral is reportedly staying successful a edifice pursuing outrage online aft his alleged mistreatment of the carnal was publicised connected Facebook.

It is understood helium was turned into the constabulary by his furious mother, who past kicked retired of the household location successful Chester-Le-Street, Co Durham.

Three weeks ago, helium took location a pistillate puppy of the cane Corso breed, an Italian mastiff which grows to much than 7st erstwhile afloat grown.

But present the aggravated breeder who sold the pup called ‘Lil Redd’ to him has retrieved the carnal successful disgust.

She suffered aggregate breached ribs and teeth, and was near with humor pouring from her caput and rima astatine the hands of the youth, which helium aboriginal admitted to the 13-week-old's breeders.

The man, who MailOnline is not naming for ineligible reasons, had acquired the pup from Paige Taylor, 29, and Phil Trewick, 38, conscionable weeks earlier the alleged maltreatment took place.

After discovering her plight, the brace rushed Lil Redd to the vets themselves wherever unit were near successful tears due to the fact that of her injuries.

She is present recovering backmost astatine location and relatives of the household have launched a GoFundMe leafage to conscionable vets’ bills which person surpassed £1,000 truthful far.

It read: ‘Long communicative abbreviated this lad (sick pathetic excuse of a human) tortured this small miss for the 3 weeks helium had her.

‘Broken ribs, starved, kicked her teeth out, bruising successful her throat, the vet cried astatine the authorities of this baby.’

Durham Police person since arrested a antheral aged 20 and released him connected constabulary bail pending further inquiries.

Speaking of the ordeal, Paige, a civilian servant, told MailOnline: ‘This feline was a person of a friend, and helium recovered retired that we had puppies.

‘The person brought him and his parent astir to the location and they each seemed truly nice.

‘They told america the canine would beryllium a large companion for him and the puppy loved him.

‘We helped him arsenic overmuch arsenic we could with nutrient and toys but erstwhile helium had her, helium wouldn't pass with us.

‘The statement was helium would wage america monthly but agreed to support america updated with pictures and messages.

‘About 2 weeks aboriginal I managed to get clasp of him and helium assured america everything was fine.

‘The adjacent clip we spoke to him was the time earlier we were owed to conscionable him astatine the vet’s for her vaccinations.

‘But helium rang america the nighttime earlier saying determination had been an accident.

‘He said helium had rearranged immoderate furniture, and a doorway had fallen and deed her backmost leg.’

Suspicious of the mentation Paige and her spouse sought retired the canine for themselves to instrumentality a look.

‘Accidents hap truthful we asked him to instrumentality her to a vet, but helium told america helium had taken her to his mother's location instead.

‘We managed to find the canine and get her home, and we realised she had humor successful her rima and couldn't walk.

‘We rushed her for attraction and the vet cried, saying successful 20 years of her vocation she had ne'er seen this done to a puppy.

‘The injuries were not accordant with a doorway falling connected her.

‘We rang him each time demanding answers, but helium kept lying saying it was the door.

‘It was lone erstwhile we said helium would get lesser punishment if helium told the information that helium admitted helium had been hitting her.

‘The constabulary person interviewed him, but helium said nary remark to everything.

‘We person been awake for days and we are not eating.

‘We person heard that his parent dropped him disconnected astatine the constabulary presumption retired of fearfulness of getting his caput kicked in. ‘The constabulary person been successful interaction with america and they are inactive investigating.’

Paige and Phil person been saddled with vets’ bills of up to £1,000 truthful acold and fearfulness the full interest volition lone rise.

Lil Redd is recovering good but vets person warned she whitethorn beryllium near with lasting injuries.

A erstwhile subordinate of the fishy claimed they weren't amazed by the allegations.

They said: ‘He had a canine earlier this and thing akin happened a twelvemonth oregon 2 ago.

‘I don't cognize what happened, but I cognize it wasn't going well.

‘He couldn't look aft it, helium can't look aft himself. He has issues.’

The cane Corso is an Italian breed of mastiff bred to support livestock, herd cattle oregon hunting ample game.

The breed has progressively been seen arsenic a ‘status dog’ pursuing the prohibition connected XL bully dogs a twelvemonth ago. Among personage owners of cane corsos are Hollywood’s Vin Diesel and Premier League footballer Marcus Rashford.

A Durham Constabulary spokesperson said: ‘A antheral has been arrested successful transportation with carnal cruelty successful Chester-le-Street.

‘The 20-year-old was interviewed successful narration to the offences and has been released nether investigation.

‘We are alert of comments circulating connected societal media successful narration to this incidental and we recognize this has caused upset and distress, but we would inquire that you refrain from commenting until officers person concluded their investigation. Enquiries stay ongoing.’