Sydney - An Australian man was on Monday jailed for 18
months on animal cruelty charges after bludgeoning to death
nine puppies with a brick while high on methamphetamine,
commonly known as ice.
Nathan Thompson, aged 25, pleaded guilty to the horrific
deaths at Kurri Kurri, 150km north of Sydney, in March,
with one witness describing the scene as "a massacre".
Only one puppy from the group survived, now named
"Lucky".
The puppies were initially offered for sale on the Internet by
their owner, the court heard. When no one bought them, he
took them to Thompson who had previously had success in
selling dogs.
