Five arrests after men found with dog attacking badger

From North Yorkshire Police 12th May 2023 Five men are in custody after vigilant residents called us about suspected poachers in Hambleton overnight. At about 1am this morning we received a call about a 4x4 vehicle in a field and a high-powered torch being used near Kilburn. Our officers responded immediately, and found a group …

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Man in Bristol arrested over badger baiting and animal cruelty

Avon and Somerset Police also arrested the 28-year-old on suspicion of sett interference, being in possession of a controlled Class B drug and being in possession of offensive weapons. 28th April 2023 A man has been arrested on suspicion of badger baiting along with drugs and weapon offences as part of a joint investigation being …

Hunt Saboteurs Association 60 this year

Did you know that this year is our 60th anniversary? 🎉 Thanks so much Chris Packham for celebrating with us and for your inspiring words to every hunt saboteur saving wildlife! Check out his message below. 👇  

Fermanagh man in court facing charges linked to alleged badger baiting

22nd March 2023 Accused facing a total of 36 charges including cruelty and possessing images or videos of animal fights A man appeared in court on Wednesday facing charges linked to alleged badger baiting. Jason Lee Kennedy 34 and from Ross Road, Enniskillen, faces a total of 36 charges. The court heard the charges are …

Chepstow man damaged protected wildlife site for bats and badgers

15th March 2023 A MAN has been fined for damaging a protected wildlife site with a digger. Nathan Lewis, 42, used the machine at the site of a former Ministry of Defence training centre in Caerwent, near Chepstow. It is a breeding area for protected European species like badgers, bats, great crested newts, slow worms …

Lancaster trio accused of killing deer by standing on them to allow dog attacks and by slitting their throats with knife to go on trial

Three men who appeared at Preston Crown Court charged with illegally killing deer and causing them unnecessary suffering by either standing on their throats to facilitate a dog attack or cutting the animal’s throat with a knife will go on trial. 27th February 2023 Stephen Dixon, 39, Keswick Road, Lancaster is charged with killing a …

Hunt run by friend of King Charles investigated by police

17th February 2023 A hunt run by a friend of the King is being investigated by police after two of its members were allegedly filmed filling in badger setts to stop foxes escaping their hounds underground. Lord Daresbury, a director of the Countryside Alliance, is master of the Wynnstay Hunt which rides in the Welsh …

Badger digger guilty

15th February 2023 Following a joint investigation into illegal badger baiting by the Ribble Valley Rural Task Force and the RSPCA, in conjunction with their Special Operations Unit, Carl Harwood aged 27 of Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley has been convicted at Blackburn Magistrates Court on the 8th February 2023 of offences under the Protection of Badgers …