Sick trio used dogs to hunt terrified wild hares and posed with dead animals

Euan Anderson, Nicky Grant and Jordon Steel, all from South Lanarkshire, were ordered to pay a total of £5,025 with Grant and Steel both banned from owning or keeping dogs for two years. 5th June 2023 Three men who were caught on camera using dogs to chase and kill terrified wild hares have been sentenced. …

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Hare coursing trio sentenced

6th June 2023 Three men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares. Euan Anderson, Nicky Grant and Jordon Steel, all from South Lanarkshire, had previously pled guilty at Stirling Sheriff Court to wildlife offences. The trio were ordered to pay a total of £5,025 with Grant and Steel both banned from …

Dorset man caused unnecessary suffering to chicken

3rd June 2023 A MAN has admitted causing unnecessary suffering to a chicken by releasing dogs on it. Sonny-Joe Barney, 20, was issued with a postal requisition in relation to the incident which took place on July 7 last year. Barney pleaded guilty to a single count of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal …

Huntsman placed on Sex Offenders Register

22nd May 2023 Jedburgh Sheriff Court's been hearing how a 38-year-old man caught carrying out a sex act on himself in a crowded Hawick pub turned to three teenage girls next to him and said: "This is for you!" Gavin Scott (who is the huntsman of Jed Forest Hunt in Scotland) today (Monday) admitted intentionally …

Three men convicted of poaching after being spotted illegally using dogs to hunt wildlife

The men were spotted with several Saluki and Lurcher-type dogs hunting on private farmland. 20th May 2023 Three men have been convicted of poaching after they were spotted illegally using dogs to hunt. The men were caught hunting wildlife with several Saluki and Lurcher-type dogs in October last year when a police officer noticed two …

Fitzwilliam huntsman pleads guilty in record time

11th May 2023 Message from Beds and Bucks Hunt Sabs This morning at Peterborough Magistrates, Shaun Parish pleaded guilty to illegal fox hunting under section 1 of the Hunting Act. His guilty plea was entered half an hour before court had started session and before the court was presented with the irrefutable video evidence against …

Longhope driver who was four times over the limit is banned for four years

8th April 2023 A 27 year old Longhope man who drove while almost four times over the alcohol limit has been sentenced to a 16-week suspended jail term. George Brinkworth of Ross Road, was also banned from driving for four years by Cheltenham magistrates. He pleaded guilty to driving a Nissan NV200 on Llanthony Road, …

Woman guilty of snaring two cats

27th April 2023 A BRADFORD district woman left her neighbour's dead cat dangling from a tree after it was caught in a snare on her land. June Kershaw, 77, of Harbour Lodge Farm, Haworth, was convicted at court of causing unnecessary suffering to two cats who died in snares on her land. The cats, Marley …

Two men who used dogs to cruelly hunt wild hares given unpaid work

25th April 2023 Steven McDonald, 38, and Richard Hanratty, 29, previously pled guilty to wildlife offences at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. Two Aberdeenshire men have been sentenced to unpaid work after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares. Steven McDonald, 38, from Inverurie, and Richard Hanratty, 29, from Bridge of Don, previously pled guilty to wildlife …

Man convicted of killing 15 birds, including raptors, in Dumfries and Galloway

5th April 2023 A 67-year-old man has been convicted of killing raptors and other wild birds in Dumfries and Galloway. Barry Nicolle appeared at Dumfries Sheriff Court where he admitted the charges to killing the birds, which included five red kites. Police had discovered that the birds had not died naturally and had in fact …