Scum only get 4 months

THREE Grimsby men have been jailed after admitting a total of 30 counts of animal cruelty including setting dogs on wild foxes and a badger – and then watching them being slowly savaged to death. Liam Ardito, 33, of Newbury Avenue, Great Coates, Gary Cannon, 27, of Alfred Bannister Mews, Laceby, and Mark Smith, 53 …

Scum pleads guilty

GRIMSBY man Mark Smith has this morning pleaded guilty to 13 animal cruelty charges. The 53-year-old, of Broadway, appeared at Grimsby Magistrates' Court within the last half an hour. He was wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans, and spoke only to confirm his details and enter pleas. He admitted: Being present at an animal …

Gamekeeper arrested over bird trap allegation

A GAMEKEEPER from North Yorkshire has been arrested over the alleged illegal use of cage traps. North Yorkshire Police said a live buzzard was found caught in the trap, which was inside a pheasant pen, in the Pickering area. It was released unharmed, with a second trap containing a live pigeon being found nearby. A …

Emneth bird breeder found guilty of 10 bird offences

A bird breeder was warned to improve his record-keeping and stay out of trouble after being convicted of caging wild birds and causing unnecessary suffering to three birds. Edward William Easter, 72, was given a two-year conditional discharge at King’s Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Friday after being found guilty of 10 offences. Easter, of Hollycroft …

Plymouth man denies causing birds to suffer

MAN who kept wild birds at his home illegally has gone on trial for allegedly causing them to suffer by keeping them in captivity. Robert Wright, aged 48, is also accused of having 11 cage traps and a net to capture birds from the wild. ​Robert Wright at Plymouth Magistrates Court Robert Wright at Plymouth …