Owen Rippon, 18, of Woodville Road, Nottingham, was charged on Wednesday 5 March and is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court today (Thursday 6 April).
The dog has been located and has been taken to the vets where he has been assessed and examined and deemed fit and well.
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