Millom man left wounded and scarred dogs without vet care

17th May 2024 A MAN whose dogs were found suffering from injuries after the RSPCA investigated potential badger baiting offences has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years. Reece Robertson, 26, of Cook Road in Millom, pleaded guilty to four offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and appeared for sentencing at South Cumbria …

Guilty! Fox Hunter Sentenced For Multiple Animal Cruelty Offences

16th May 2024 Greg Baker, huntsman of the Carmarthenshire-based Llandeilo Farmers Hunt, was today sentenced to 20 weeks prison, suspended for 2 years, 150 hours of unpaid work plus a £150 surcharge after being found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a number of animals. He did not receive a disqualification. When the RSPCA raided …

Three hare coursers ordered to pay over £1,000 in fines

8th May 2024 Three men have pleaded guilty to multiple hare coursing offences and have been ordered to pay over £1000 in fines, following their appearance at Hull Magistrates Court on Wednesday 3 April and Friday 5 May in connection with an incident in November 2023. All three men pleaded guilty to hunting wild mammals …

Man accused of making dogs fight with foxes and badgers appears in court

12th May 2024 A Suffolk man charged with animal cruelty will appear back in court at the end of the month. Sam Staniland, 36, appeared before Suffolk Magistrates' Court on Friday, May 10, charged with six offences including duty to an animal's welfare, causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and cause or attempt to …

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Norfolk bird egg collecting ‘addict’, 71, spared jail over illegal collection

3rd May 2024 A self-described egg collecting addict has been spared jail after he illegally amassed a collection of almost 3,000 wild birds' eggs. Daniel Lingham, 71, of Newton St Faith, Norfolk had served two prison sentences for his illegal egg collecting – in 2005 and in 2018 – before he was caught on a wildlife …

Plea changed ahead of animal cruelty trial

3rd May 2024 A MAN has changed his plea ahead of trial for badger baiting and associated charges which were uncovered during following a PSNI swoop into animal cruelty Jason Lee Kennedy (35) from Marble Arch Road, Enniskillen previously denied causing suffering to badgers and cats through baiting and fighting which he recorded and supplied …

Man to appear in court on hare coursing equipment charge

2nd May 2024 Craig Rooks, 57, from Vicarage Gardens, Todmorden near Calderdale, West Yorkshire, has been charged with an offence of being equipped for searching for or pursuing hares with dogs. Officers stopped a Nissan X-Trail car on Wragby Road East, North Greetwell, on Saturday, 14 October, 2023. Items which are used in the pursuance …

Masked supporter of Nottinghamshire hunt stabs tyres of saboteurs

They had gone to his village to monitor the hunt 3rd May 2024 A young hunt supporter armed himself with a knife, masked himself with a balaclava and slashed the tyres of a group of saboteurs who had come to his village to make sure what was happening was not illegal. Nottingham Crown Court heard …