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Former CEO of Safeco Field catering company sentenced for animal cruelty

Apr 16, 2015, 8:56 AM | Updated: 9:20 am

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The former CEO of Centerplate, which provides food services at Safeco Field, has been sentenced for kicking a 5-month-old puppy.

Desmond Hague was fined $5,000 and banned from owning or controlling an animal for three years, according to CBCNews.

Hague was caught on video in Aug. 2014 kicking a small Doberman pinscher in an elevator at a Vancouver hotel.

The 5-month-old dog was not Hague’s, but a friend’s who asked him to take it for a walk. Hague’s lawyer said a veterinarian confirmed the dog was not injured.

Hague resigned from Centerplate in September and was ordered to pay $100,000 towards animal welfare.

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