A man forced his way into a Scottish SPCA rehoming centre after finding out his dog had been put down.

Nicky Syratt, 31, made his way into the kennels by attaching a rope to the centre's door handles and tying the other end to his car before accelerating away from the building.

He had signed his two dogs over to the centre in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, in June but became upset when he heard one of his dogs had been put to sleep.

When police arrived at the building they found him down holding one of his dogs with a pair of scissors in one of his hands.

Syratt, from Ellon, Aberdeenshire, was charged and pled guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner when he appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday.

Depute fiscal Katie Begg told the court that one of the rescue centre employees had been tasked with keeping Syratt informed about the progress of his dogs.

One of the dogs then had to put down due to an incurable disease.

She said the employee contacted Syratt to let him know and he began to shout and swear at her stating: "I'm coming down and nothing will stop me" and said he threatened to "do in staff".

Some employees were sent home and the building was locked up as a result of the call.

One of the employees returned to her house opposite the rescue centre in Drumoak and saw Syratt arriving at the building later in the day.

Ms Begg said: "She then saw him tying a rope to the rear of his car to the door handle of the locus and he then accelerated forward in an attempt to remove the door."

After realising he had pulled the door handles off, Syratt then wandered into the building and forced his way into the cattery and kennels.

Two police officers arrived at the scene shortly afterwards and began searching for him.

Ms Begg said: "The police clocked the accused within the central courtyard where he was holding a pair of scissors in one hand and he had a hold of his dog.

"One of the police officers asked the accused if the dog was dangerous, to which he replied, 'No but I am'.

"After a couple of minutes the accused dropped the scissors as requested."

Defence lawyer Chris Maitland said his client suffered from a Dissocial Personality Disorder but there was no cure for the condition.

Mr Maitland said Syratt had suffered a head injury as the result of a road accident ten years ago which may have changed his personality.

Sheriff Malcolm Garden told Syratt: "I understand that you have certain difficulties but this type of behaviour and this sort of reaction is completely unacceptable and whether you have difficulties or not I'm sure you're capable of understanding that.

Syrrat was ordered to carry out a community payback order with 80 hours of unpaid work