Drunk man killed dog in washing machine

Drunken dog owner Andrew Glazzard killed his pet by putting it into a washing machine “to teach it a lesson” after it made a mess, a court heard.

The dog Maisie had survived an earlier ordeal in the machine but Glazzard put her back in when he noticed her tail was still wagging.



The dog died when Glazzard fell asleep before switching off the machine. He then put the animal’s body in a bag and threw it into the River Stour, the court heard.

Glazzard, aged 41, of Pine Court, Cemetery Road, Lye, Stourbridge, was warned he could face jail when he appeared before Halesowen magistrates yesterday. He indicated a guilty plea to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal through his solicitor.

Magistrates adjourned the case until April 9 for a pre-sentence report and said while a high community punishment was under consideration, custody was not being ruled out.