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A South Tyneside teenager who stole a cat and forced it to inhale cannabis by trapping it in a bag has been given a suspended sentence.
Mark Kane, 19, was filmed on a mobile phone carrying out the "sadistic attack" on the tabby cat in January.
Kane, of St Aidan's Road, South Shields, had earlier admitted causing unnecessary suffering.
He was given a three month sentence, suspended for two years, and banned from keeping animals for 10 years.
He was also ordered to pay £100 in costs.
Magistrates on South Tyneside were told Kane had stolen the cat from a friend of his girlfriend.
The court was shown a video in which Kane was seen putting a cat in a bag, inhaling some cannabis and then blowing that cannabis into a bag, sealing the bag and then swinging the bag round his head like a lasso.
'Real stress'
The cat survived the attack but ran off and has not been found, the court heard.
Clive McKeag, prosecutor in the case brought by the RSPCA, described the attack as "sadistic and wicked".
Passing sentence, Ken Buck, chairman of the bench, said: "We do think the charges of animal cruelty are appalling in nature and caused real stress and unnecessary suffering to a domestic pet which was in your care."
Outside court, RSPCA inspector Claire Hunt said: "He had a complete disregard for this animal's welfare.
"He thought it was a funny thing to do to a defenceless animal."
She said she was pleased with the sentence, and added: "It deters people from doing the same thing."
A 19 year old from South Tyneside, England has been banned from looking after animals after stealing a cat and forcing it to inhale cannabis.

Mark Kane, from South Shields, England, was banned from looking after animals for 10 years after causing "unnecessary suffering" to a tabby cat in January 2009. Kane was originally sentenced to three months in jail which was suspended two years. Kane also has to pay £100 (US$167) in fines.

Kane had stolen the cat from a friend of his girlfriend. A mobile phone camera recorded the incident and showed Kane putting the cat into a bag, inhaling some cannabis and blowing it into the bag. He then swung the bag around his head in a similar fashion to a lasso. The cat survived the attack but it ran off afterwards and has yet to have been found. During the video Kane is quoted as saying "This cat is getting stoned off its head" and "Get it stoned to fuck".

Kane was prosecuted by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in a court in South Shields. He was found guilty and sentenced to twelve weeks in prison, two years suspension and a ten year ban from looking after animals as well as being ordered to pay £100 costs. In a previous court hearing, Kane had also admitted two counts of cruelty to animals.

Chairman of the Bench Ken Buck said, "We do think the charges of animal cruelty are appalling in nature and caused real stress and unnecessary suffering to a domestic pet which was in your care." Clive McKeag, who was prosecuting Kane on behalf of the RSPCA described the attack as "sadistic and wicked" and stated: "This was a vile offence."

In regards to the case, RSPCA inspector Claire Hunt said, "He thought it was a funny thing to do to a defenseless animal." Claire also stated that she was happy with Kane's sentencing saying, "It deters people from doing the same thing."