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The Sun
29-05-2025
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- The Sun
Moment vile woman caught kicking dog and screaming abuse in its face on neighbour's doorbell camera
WATCH the shocking moment a woman swears and screams at her dog before kicking and dragging him by his lead. Vile Lauren Leigh Barker was caught on camera physically and verbally abusing her pooch, Rocco. 6 6 6 Barker repeatedly raises her voice and becomes increasingly aggressive with the distressed pup, shouting at him to move. She pushes him towards the door and he collides with the frame before she eventually muscles him in and shuts them both in. They disappear from view, but her shocking abuse continues behind the closed door and Rocco can be heard barking at his owner. In the footage, Barker, of Clevedon, North Somerset, bellows: "In there. Rocco don't wind me up. "Get in. Get the f*** in. I said move. Move, move. Stay." She can be seen kicking Rocco through to the next room and the doorbell camera visibly shakes as she slams the door. Barker, who owns another dog called Iddy, was banned from keeping animals for five years after the footage was shared with the RSPCA. This decision cannot be appealed for at least two years. After reviewing the footage, a vet said: "Rocco has been caused to suffer due to the person responsible for the welfare of this animal behaving in an aggressive, intimidating and physically abusive manner. "Suffering will have been experienced by this animal via mechanisms of fear, distress and possibly pain for a period of at least several minutes, possibly longer." 6 6 6 Appearing at North Somerset Magistrates Court earlier this month, she was deemed to have caused unnecessary suffering to Rocco during an incident in September 2023. She was also found to have failed to meet her dogs ' needs to be protected from pain and suffering due to the infliction of physical violence and abusive behaviour for an incident in October 2023. She was sentenced to 12 weeks custody, suspended for 18 months, and must complete 30 days of Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR). Barker intends to appeal the conviction and continues to plead her innocence, arguing that she was acting in self-defence against "aggressive" Rocco. Whilst at a rescue centre, RSPCA teams carried out behaviour assessments on the pup and found he was suitable for rehoming. He was deemed to be very tolerant of vets, allowing them to perform a range of checks without needing to restrain him. RSPCA Inspector Kim Walters said: 'We're extremely grateful when people report animal welfare concerns to us and share any evidence they have that can help our investigations."
Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Moment woman is caught on doorbell camera repeatedly abusing her dog and dragging him by the lead is shown in court as she is banned from keeping any animals for five years
This is the shocking moment a woman was caught on a doorbell camera repeatedly abusing her dog and dragging him by the lead. Lauren Leigh Barker could be seen screaming and swearing at little Rocco as she forced him through a door and physically pushing him around. The poor pup was repeatedly kicked before she slammed the door - bellowing at him to 'move', after which he can be heard making pitiful noises. Others show her dragging Rocco around on a lead, shouting at him and repeatedly slamming doors. Baker, of Clevedon, North Somerset, was found to have failed to meet her two dogs' need to be protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease due to the infliction of physical violence, abusive and intimidatory behaviour for an incident in October 2023. She was also found to have caused unnecessary suffering to Rocco through aggressive and intimidatory behaviour for an incident in September 2023. The vet who viewed the footage said in their report: 'In my opinion Rocco has been caused to suffer due to the person responsible for the welfare of this animal behaving in an aggressive, intimidating and physically abusive manner towards this dog. 'Suffering will have been experienced by this animal via mechanisms of fear, distress and possibly pain for a period of at least several minutes, possibly longer.' Baker, who had a second dog called Iddy, was disqualified from keeping animals, which she cannot appeal for two years, after being prosecuted by the RSPCA. She was also sentenced to 12 weeks custody, suspended for 18 months, and 30 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR) days and ordered to pay £500 costs when she was sentenced at North Somerset Magistrates Court on May 6. Baker maintains she is not guilty and that Rocco was an aggressive dog so she was acting in self-defence and plans to appeal her conviction. Behavioural assessments were carried out on Rocco while he was being cared for by a team at an RSPCA rescue centre. He was found to behave favourably in a range of situations, including being tolerant of vets who were able to carry out checks without any issues or the need for additional restraint, making him suitable for rehoming. RSPCA Inspector Kim Walters, who investigated for the charity, said: 'We're extremely grateful when people report animal welfare concerns to us and share any evidence they have that can help our investigations.'
