A man who beat his dog to death in Witbank at the weekend is appearing in the town's magistrate's court today.

Inspector Ian Lombard from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals visited the house and found the dog. He said men were intoxicated when he arrived at the house.

"When I arrived there I was met by two people on the property. They were intoxicated. I asked the gentleman if he did hit his dog to death, and he acknowledged that he did," said Lombard.

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