16 April 2012
THREE men have appeared before Selby magistrates charged with digging for badgers.
The alleged offence is said to have taken place at High Eggborough Lane in Eggborough on January 8 this year, and ended with a terrier dog called Jake being injured.
Before the court were Lee Whinfrey, 28, Nathan Whinfrey, 25, and Richard Whinfrey, 43, all of Carcroft in Doncaster. All were charged with interfering with badger setts, hunting a wild mammal with dogs and digging for badgers.
Richard Whinfrey is also charged with causing unnecessary suffering to Jake, and failing to ensure the welfare of the dog.
Expert witnesses were required to give evidence in the case following the not guilty pleas of all three men.
The defendants were admitted to conditional bail – not to enter North Yorkshire unless attending court – until a three-day trial at the Selby court from August 29.
http://www.selbytimes.co.uk/news/local-news/badger-digging-1-4452658
Anthony Lee has been sent to Prison for animal cruelty so these evil bastards should go down as well, teach this evil scum that they cannot torture and murder innocent animals and get away with it. Personally I would like to see these dirty filthy evil murdering scum flogged till they cry for mercy and then not given any.