The 53-year-old leading British crocodile expert pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and a slew of animal sexual abuse charges brought against him in Australia in September last year.
< p>Warning that some of the details of Britton's crimes were too graphic to be published, Chief Justice Michael Grant suggested members of the public leave the Northern Territory Supreme Court room.
“Your corruption is beyond ordinary human comprehension,” the chief justice told Britton, according to Australia's Associated Press.
The popular zoologist who has worked on BBC and National Geographic productions pleaded guilty to 56 charges relating to animal cruelty and cruelty.
The court noted that the British zoologist had videotaped himself of torturing animals until almost all of them die. He also uploaded the videos online under pseudonyms.
Members sitting in the public gallery were seen crying and gasping as details of Britton's violence and extensive offending were read out. At least 39 dogs, including nine puppies, died as a result of the Charles Darwin University academic's abuse.
Britton tortured his own dogs and managed to procure other canines from unsuspecting owners from Gumtree Australia in the Darwin area.
He encouraged others online to commit similar offenses and shared tips about carrying out the ordeal, according to the agreed facts of the case read to the court.
