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Liam Fair found himself at the centre of an investigation after authorities were sent footage of him goading lurcher dog Jax into fatally attacking a domesticated brown rat.

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The 21-year-old was sentenced at Perth Sheriff Court on Wednesday. The court heard how Fair, from Crieff, filmed himself swinging a pet rat by its tail to encourage his dog to kill it in October 2022.

The hispid cotton rat is about 8 to 14.6 inches long, with a tail that ranges from 3 to 6.6 inches long, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Its fur is a mixture of brown ...

Liam Fair, taunting his dog with the rat. A man has been found guilty of ... in hospital “Fair can be seen holding the rat by the tail while hitting it off the dog’s face.