A Lawrence, Kansas man has been sentenced to four days in jail for tying his dog’s hind legs together after the animal bit his hand.

Twenty-three-year-old Byron Anthony Snowton also was ordered to pay nearly $2,200 for the dog’s care.

Snowton bound the dog in October while he went to the hospital and received 12 stitches. He used the type of plastic ties used as handcuffs by military police. Snowton had the ties because of his service in the Kansas National Guard.

Animal control officers found the dog unable to stand outside an apartment. A veterinarian says the dog had abrasions on its legs.

Snowton can reclaim the dog from the Lawrence Humane Society after completing an anger management course.