article_snippet.sent: A drunken restaurant owner has been banned from keeping animals after A drunken restaurant owner was caught on CCTV punching, kicking and throwing A drunken restaurant owner dog across the room.
article_snippet.sent: Workington Magistrates Court in Cumbria was told the incident took place early on Monday January 19 at the tapas bar Nellist co-owned at the time of the incident in Keswick.
article_snippet.sent: It’s not difficult to imagine what might have happened had It not been for the actions of the neighbour.'
article_snippet.sent: Police were called to the restaurant but left after finding no obvious injuries to the animal.
article_snippet.sent: On examination, the vet found no injuries but prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs based on what the vet had seen on the footage.
article_snippet.sent: In mitigation, the court heard that Nellist was drunk at the time and was appalled by Nellist actions.
article_snippet.sent: Nellistadmitted causing unnecessary suffering to Nellist pet by subjecting The woman to unnecessary physical violence.