18th October 2022 Phil Stevens, 38, of Lon Lladfan, Prestatyn, has been sentenced to two years in prison, which has been suspended for 12 months, after pleading guilty to animal cruelty offences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 and the Animal Welfare Act 2006, including causing unnecessary suffering to his own dogs. A joint …
Dorset huntsman found guilty of illegal fox hunting with dogs
18th October 2022 A HUNTSMAN has been found guilty of illegal hunting after he “encouraged” his out of control dogs to kill a fox. Mark Pearson, 64, was observed to shout “carry on” and “hunt on” at his hounds after they chased and attacked the animal during a trail hunt. The joint master of the …
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Man faces pet ban after his terriers were injured in fox holes
11th July 2016 Jamie George Barnes, born 27 November 1980, previously of Fosse Farm, Fosse Road, Bingham, Nottingham and more recently (2021) of Newton Avenue, Bingham, Nottingham NG13 8FU – his terriers suffered appalling facial injuries while being used to “hunt foxes”. One of the dogs after it was rescued, with a photo found by …
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Hefty fines for men caught digging at Wrexham badger sett
18th October 2022 A PAIR of men who were caught digging at an active badger sett have been ordered to pay out more than £1,500. Jamie Barnes, of Caernarvon Place in Bingham, Nottingham, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Tuesday alongside Ben Lloyd Davies, of Cwm Mawr in Belan, Welshpool. The pair had been found …
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Huntsman denies illegal hunting at North Tawton
18th October 2022 A HUNTSMAN (from the Eggesford Hunt) has appeared in court over allegedly illegally hunting with fox hounds at North Tawton in March this year. Jason Marles, 41, of Eggesford Hunt Kennels near Chulmleigh, is accused of hunting a wild animal with a dog on March 11 at North Tawton. He is also …
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