The man who was caught on camera mistreating a dog on Pebbles Beach last September has admitted to animal cruelty, four months after pleading not guilty when he was first hauled before the court.Davino Shakell Howard, 28, pleaded guilty to the animal cruelty charge after being sentenced for two other offences related to the highly-publicised incident. He will learn next week what punishment he will face for that crime.Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes on Friday placed the landscaper from Bullens Avenue, Dalkeith Road, St Michael on 12 months of probation, in addition to counselling deemed necessary by authorities, on two charges he pleaded guilty to on his first appearance in court late last year – owning a dog over the age of six months without obtaining a licence and withholding information requested by Sergeant of Police Cecil Taylor.Those two offences were committed on September 16, 2023.
