Still sabbing the bastards
Three men have been arrested after approximately 170 live birds were found amid evidence of suspected illegal cockfighting at a farm.A number of dead cockerels were also discovered with their combs removed - believed to be a common practice when breeding for fighting - during the police raid in Iwade, Kent, on Monday morning.A suspected …
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When 40 police and RSPCA officers stormed the shed a Belvedere they found 15 men and a 16 year old youth watching two birds fighting. Four other birds lay dead on the ground. All the men tried to escape, but were tracked down by police dogs and a police helicopter. The court heard how Lee …
RSPCA chiefs fear middle class professionals such as doctors and dentists are betting on illegal cockfights, it emerged today. They raised concerns about the growing trend after raiding two farms where inspectors found 500 birds including 97 mature fighting cocks. Mark Giles and his son, also called Mark, have pleaded guilty to animal cruelty at …
A Norwich man who set up a cockfighting training farm at his parents’ home and ran cruel and illegal fights has successfully appealed his five-year ban on keeping all animals and instead has had a lifetime ban on keeping poultry imposed. Trevor Hall, 45, admitted five charges of holding cock fights, taking part in cockfights …
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A Norwich man who set up a cockfighting training farm at his parents’ home and ran illegal fights for nearly three years has been banned from keeping animals for five years. A court was yesterday shown a 6-minute video filmed by Trevor Hall showing cockfighting at his parents’ farm in Horsham St Faith, near Norwich. …
