Still sabbing the bastards
Police caught two men hare coursing after they were seen hunting illegally on a farmer's field. Colin Morrell (51) and Simon Jones (30) admitted breaking the 2004 Hunting Act when they appeared at Loughborough magistrates court yesterday. The court heard the defendants were spotted with lurcher-type dogs in a field at Langham, near Oakham, at …
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A gamekeeper who poisoned four buzzards has been ordered to carry out 100 hours of community service. David Whitefield, 45, admitted poisoning the birds with chloralose baits at Coulter Allers Farm, Biggar, between March and November 2009. Lanark Sheriff Court heard how he was caught after Scottish SPCA officers and police searched the farm. Sheriff …
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