Emmerdale: Tom King gives dog Piper injection shocking viewers Emmerdale has received a controversial accolade in 2024 after airing horrific scenes of abuse between Tom King and Belle Dingle. But controversially, the scenes that attracted the most complaints to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom weren’t concerning Belle at all, but rather Tom’s abuse of their pet dog Piper. In harrowing scenes, Tom injected Piper with a drug to make her sick before locking her up in the vets – ensuring his wife came home from the mental health unit.
This week, with Tom and Belle heading to a holiday cottage in Wales, Tom locked Piper outside with no food or water, leaving Belle distraught and Piper barking all night long. Now the show has received a whopping 1,189 Ofcom complaints since the start of 2024, with 826 of those complaints regarding Tom’s treatment of Piper, which aired on May 27th. Fans couldn’t cope with the domestic abuse storyline as it escalated this week, with one viewer writing: “I can’t watch, this is disturbing.
” Another echoed: “Cue the complaints to Ofcom!” While a third viewer agreed: “NO he’s so evil that dog has been outside all night! And now he’s locked Belle in the house so she can’t go and get her.” Tom continued his abuse when the couple headed to Wales (Image: ITV) Others feared Tom had actually killed Piper when they spotted blood on the walls of the cottage – but it was later revealed to be Belle’s blood from Tom slapping her so she .