Two men who carried out ‘disturbing crimes’ against animals are sentenced

17th April 2025 They were arrested after police launched a joint investigation with the RSPCA Two men have been sentenced for shooting a badger dead, dragging it’s lifeless body down a hill and throwing it into a nearby bog. They were prosecuted after a joint investigation by Dyfed-Powys Police’s Rural Crime Team and RSPCA. The …

Judge cuts fines against five Cork men caught with iron bars hunting wildlife with dogs

11th April 2025 The judge at Cork Circuit Appeals Court said they 'would present as a very intimidating bunch of men if you arrived on someone’s land with dogs and bars'. Groups of men carrying iron bars and accompanied by dogs of various breeds hunting foxes, rabbits and badgers, would be very intimidating for the …