Fergus Moroney

🚨 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗬 | 𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗡 𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗘, 𝟲𝟰, 𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗡𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗔𝗡 — 𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥, 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 A defenceless dog was struck twice over the head with a hammer, stabbed through the chest and left to die in agony. Her owner then concealed her body in woodland. Glenn Tweedie, 64, initially told Scottish SPCA inspectors that his black Labrador, Caillie, had been euthanised by a vet because she was suffering pain linked to her reproductive cycle. But when an inspector said he would verify the story with the vet, Tweedie admitted he had killed her himself, claiming he could not afford the veterinary bill. His own account was horrifying. He struck Caillie twice over the head with a hammer, leaving her conscious and in extreme pain, before stabbing her through the chest with a large knife. He had aimed for her heart but pierced her lung instead. A post-mortem found no evidence of the reproductive-system pain he had claimed she was suffering from. The evidence indicated that her suffering began when he attacked her. The stab wound caused catastrophic blood loss, leaving her to bleed to death. Afterwards, he put Caillie’s body in a bag and took her to nearby woodland. Her remains were discovered at the bottom of a ditch, hidden beneath branches. His other Labrador, Jura, was seized and taken into Scottish SPCA care. On 28 October 2026, Tweedie was sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. He received a lifetime ban on keeping animals, a 12-month Restriction of Liberty Order and an 18-month supervision order. No prison sentence was imposed. The Scottish SPCA inspector described it as the most upsetting case he had encountered in three years, calling it “the most eye-wateringly violent conduct towards a completely innocent pet”. Caillie endured repeated blows, a fatal stab wound and a prolonged death. Her body was then hidden in a ditch. Yet her killer walked away without a prison sentence. How is the public supposed to have confidence in animal cruelty sentencing when a case involving this level of violence ends without immediate imprisonment? Source UKACF.