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Three injured hunting dogs seized in raid of six properties, including gamekeepers' homes, on an estate near Edinburgh A sporting estate near Edinburgh has been raided by police after a poisoned red kite and several alleged baits were found earlier this month. Estate vehicles and six properties, including gamekeepers' homes, were searched on Raeshaw estate, …
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A man was today charged with shooting a badger dead after one of the protected creatures was found with a bullet wound last year. Michael Pierce, 57, is charged with two offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 - killing a badger and using a firearm to kill a badger. Pierce was held after …
A Cumbrian man is set to face a trial after being accused of two acts of illegal hunting. John Harrison, 48, who is the Huntsman of the Ullswater Foxhounds of Grassthwaite Howe, in Glenridding near Penrith, appeared at Eden Magistrates’ Court charged with two counts of hunting a wild mammal with a dog. He pleaded …
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A REDBOURN man has been banned from entering farmland throughout two counties with a dog after he was caught illegally hunting hares. Jimmy Cash,45, of Lybury Way has been given a two year anti-social behaviour order (ASBO), following a conviction under the 2004 Hunting Act . The order, issued at Stevenage Magistrates' Court on Thursday, …
Animal welfare groups in the Irish Republic have called on Buy & Sell, a classified listings newspaper, to stop carrying advertisements for dogs used in illegal blood sports. The newspaper is being used by blood-sports enthusiasts to exchange dogs specially bred for use in badger baiting and dog fighting, according to animal-welfare organisations. Although the …
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The resurgence of otters, once threatened with extinction, is causing a headache for anglers amid claims the predators are emptying rivers and lakes of fish. The situation has become so serious that leading figures from the sport are demanding a cull of the animals. The call will prove highly controversial because otters have become an …
A pair of dogs with Pit Bull Terrier characteristics have been seized by police during a raid. Police executed a search warrant at a property in Ashton Avenue, Schole-moor, Bradford, under the Dangerous Dogs Act which covers the seizure of dogs and entry of premises. As six police vehicles drew up outside the house yesterday, …
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THERE are fears that illegal dog fighting is taking place in Flintshire, after two dogs were taken to a rescue centre suffering from horrific injuries. An animal rescue worker in Flintshire has been left shocked after taking in two dogs suffering from horrendous bite wounds. It is feared they may have been used in dog …
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AN allegation that a Glodwick couple organised dog fights has been withdrawn by the RSPCA. Raja Hussain (28) and Tasleem Akhtar (33) appeared before magistrates in Oldham on Friday, when all charges against Mrs Akhtar, of Mansfield Road, were dropped. Her husband admitted eight charges relating to animal welfare and keeping dangerous dogs, but previous …