On 28 November, the Mirror reported that in recent days, a man from Lancayshire in the United Kingdom had brutally cut his pet dog ' s ears to make it look worse.
This man, Simon Broscoby, spent 2,000 pounds (approximately 18,000 yuan) on buying an American bulldog named Tyson from the Netherlands and wearing a £3,000 gold collar (approximately 27,000 yuan). In addition, to make Tyson look tougher, he brutally cut his ears. Tyson's only six months old.
The first such case in the United Kingdom was brought against a staff member of the British Society for the Prevention of Animal Abuse (RSPCA). The judge stated that dog ears could be trimmed only for medical reasons and by qualified veterinarians.
But Broscombe said that Tyson's ears were big and soft, not the kind of dog he wanted, so he trimmed. At present, Broscombe is sentenced to 12 weeks in prison, no animal can be raised for seven years and is required to perform 200 hours of unpaid community labour.