A Johannesburg court has sentenced two dog fight handlers and a spectator to lengthy jail terms.
The NSPCA says the Roodepoort Regional Court was clear in its judgement on Thursday that violent animal abuse will not be tolerated.
The fight, pitting American Pitbulls against each other, was raided in Dobsonville, Soweto, in August 2016.
Several dogs were seized, some of which needed to the euthanised.
Retshidisitswe Steve Mohoyo, who was watching the fight, is the first spectator to receive direct imprisonment of 10 months and an additional period of suspended imprisonment that comes into effect if he is caught offending again.
Teboho Godfrey Tabethe (36), a security guard employed by Fortis Security, as well as mechanic Bongani Cullen Radebe (23) were both sentenced to 32 months' imprisonment and a further period of suspended imprisonment.
Additionally they were declared by the court to be unfit to own any species of animal in the future. - ANA
