Glenn Tweedie given lifetime animal-keeping ban

Glenn Tweedie was sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on October 28, 2026, after being convicted of animal cruelty for killing his Labrador, Caillie. The court banned him from keeping animals for life and imposed a 12-month restriction of liberty order and an 18-month supervision order. The Scottish SPCA said it was alerted in September 2025 after a caller reported hearing a dog screaming inside a property in Loanhead. An inspector who attended was told by Tweedie that Caillie had been euthanised several days earlier after experiencing pain related to her reproductive cycle. According to the charity’s account, Tweedie later approached the inspector and admitted that he had killed Caillie himself because he could not afford a veterinary bill. He said she had been unable to stand in the back garden. Tweedie told the inspector he struck her twice over the head with a hammer and then stabbed her with a large knife. The Scottish SPCA said Tweedie had aimed for Caillie’s heart but pierced her lung. He told the inspector he put her body in a black bag and buried it in a nearby wooded area. The charity said her remains were found at the bottom of a ditch, concealed beneath branches,...