9th June 2026 Four men have denied a hare coursing charge Swaley Wilsher, Elias Wilsher, Laurence Manning and Thomas Wright entered the pleas when they appeared at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (June 3). All four have been charged with trespassing with intent to search for or to pursue hares with dogs at Crowland on …
Man’s spring-loaded trap cost pet cat a leg
9th June 2026 A man has been prosecuted after a cat lost a leg when it was caught in a spring-loaded trap he had set. Mark Hewitson, 58, admitted at Preston Crown Court that he had caused unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. Lancashire Police said Hewitson, of Bannister Drive, Leyland, was arrested by officers …
Continue reading "Man’s spring-loaded trap cost pet cat a leg"