A PHOTO has been shared of the extend of the damage caused to a car windscreen after a pet dog was thrown at it.

The image, which was shared by West Mercia Police, shows the smashed glass following the shocking incident on Long Acre in Kidderminster.

Jamie Cook, aged 27, of Hurcott Road, Kidderminster, admitted two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, one count of assault emergency worker and one count of criminal damage at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court.

Cook was given a 16-week custodial sentence and banned from owning an animal for 10 years for the animal cruelty charges. Eight of the 16 weeks sentence will be served on licence.

Cook was also ordered to pay compensation of £95 for the damage to the car.

The incident happened on New Road on Wednesday, July 31, when Cook was reported to police by a member of the public for kicking and punching his dog.

Later, another witness saw him pick up the dog and throw it on to the windscreen of a parked car in Long Acre.

The smashed windscreenThe smashed windscreen (Image: West Mercia Police)

Police Constable Callum Archer attended the incident and identified Cook from CCTV footage before arresting him at his home address. Cook spat on another officer in custody.

The dog was not seriously injured despite its treatment and was rehomed after the ordeal.

Investigating officer PC Archer said: "This was a particularly cruel attack on what was the owner’s own dog, so we are pleased to get a conviction and see him banned from owning animals as well as serving jail time.

"Thank you to those members of the public who reported his violent actions to us and helped our investigation secure this sentence.

"Fortunately, the dog came through the ordeal physically unscathed and has now been rehomed."