Daniel Brockley, 30, a gamekeeper of Haddoe Estate, Somerset for Loyton Shooting was found guilty after a two day trial which took place on the 10th and 11th June 2019 at Taunton Magistrates Court.
He was found guilty for the same offences taken place on three separate occasions, 19th May 2017, 18th January 2017 & 12th May 2018 under section 9 of the Animal Welfare Act ‘not meeting the needs of an animal’.
“That in the vicinity of Skilgate, Somerset, he did not take such steps as were reasonable in all the circumstances to ensure that the needs of an animal, a male Patterdale Terrier (named Rock) were met to the extent required by good practice in that he permitted the dog to work underground knowing there was a risk of the dog becoming injured and as such he did not protect the dog from pain, suffering, injury or disease contrary to Section 9(1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.”
A raid was led by the RSPCA involving police units and DEFRA on 31st August 2018 at his home in Somerset.
He was also charged with an offence of intent to kill, injure or take a Badger but was found not guilty as ‘beyond reasonable doubt’
There were two dogs involved and killed, one called rock and a dog named Henry, a rough coated patterdale x Lakeland terrier. There were very graphic photos of Henry found on Brockleys phone which was seized upon raiding his home in Somerset. It showed significant, fresh injuries to the dogs lower jaw which a vet expert had said to have been from injuries that could’ve only been caused by a badger, as no other mammal would have the jaw strength to cause such injuries.
Both dogs were put down by Brockley, he had shot them.
The dog Rock was used for badger baiting even after he had been revived on one account however there wasn’t enough evidence to prosecute him for any of the badger related charges due to lack of evidence.
Text messages found on the seized phones which were read out at trial, it was stated on different occasions that there was conversation between Mr Brockley and his Head keeper (Alan Floyd) saying he had dug to numerous Vixens, Cubs and badgers (using the term ‘mateys’ on many different occasions).
Disqualification & sentencing took place at Taunton Magistrates Court on the 12th July where Brockley was ordered to undertake 140 hours community service and incurred £2500 of costs. The court failed to ban Brockley from keeping or working with animals.
Brockley is still works as a gamekeeper for Loyton at the Haddeo estate https://loyton.squarespace.com/haddeo
We believe some of these offences happened whilst at work.
Barbaric cruelty, it is the 21st Century, this should not be going on in a so called civilised society.
THIS SCUM IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FILTH THAT MURDER EAGLES ETC WHY DO WE STILL HAVE GAME KEEPERS BAN SHOOTING HUNTING FOR LIFE THEN WE WOULD NOT NEED THESE VILE PEOPLE. THINK HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN PRISON FOR A FEW YEARS, HOPE HE ROTS IN ELL ONE DAY