So, this is NOT cruel say the courts: Couple who threw their dog into the sea 'to keep it cool' have convictions overturned

A couple who were given suspended jail terms for hurling their pet dog into the sea, won their appeal against conviction.

The terrier dog called Jess was first thrown into the water from a slipway at Exmouth, Devon, by his owner Linda Jones.

A court heard the couple were photographed by an eye-witness who caught their actions in a series of pictures which showed Jess being hurled into the water and twisting in mid air before nose diving into the sea.

Jones, 51, and 62-year-old John Nesbitt, from Exmouth, Devon, denied a charge of causing unnecessary suffering to Jess one summer’s day last June, but were convicted after a trial in the magistrates court.           More Read