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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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 …

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, …

Six men fined for cruelty offences at Cheshire slaughterhouse

4th May 2023 The business operator of a slaughterhouse on the outskirts of Chester and six men who worked there have been sentenced for animal welfare offences including, in some cases, causing avoidable pain, distress or suffering to animals. G and GB Hewitt Ltd operates a slaughterhouse at The Abattoir, Huxley, where cattle and sheep …

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 …