9th July 2026 Warning: Distressing content A man from Stourbridge has been jailed after encouraging his dog Rocco to attack badgers resulting in suffering. Daniel Lea, of Belbroughton Road, was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment and handed a 10 year ban on keeping animals, at Wolverhampton Crown Court, on July 3, following an investigation and …
Burnley man receives five-year ban after multiple animal welfare offences
A Burnley man has been banned from keeping animals for five years, after being convicted of four animal welfare offences. 20th April 2026 Jack Hindle, 23, of Avon Court, pleaded guilty to two animal welfare offences and two Badger Act offences, following an investigation and prosecution by the RSPCA. In December 2024, Inspectors and Animal …
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Stourbridge man sent to crown court for sentence on multiple animal cruelty charges against badgers
10th March 2026 A Stourbridge man who has admitted 18 animal cruelty charges including those against badgers has been sent to crown court for sentence. Appearing at Dudley Magistrates Court on Monday, Daniel Thomas Lea, aged 35, has admitted five offences of wilfully injuring a badger between September 10 2024 and January 28 2025 and …
Man admits string of badger baiting offences near Dudley
16th January 2026 A man has admitted a string of badger baiting offences at Dudley Magistrates Court. Daniel Thomas Lea pleaded guilty to 17 offences including interfering with badger setts, digging for the animals and wilfully injuring them under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. The 35-year-old, of Belbroughton Road, Stourbridge, also pleaded guilty to …
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Man jailed after RSPCA finds ‘sadistic’ badger stabbing video
9th October 2025 A man, who tried to use ADHD and autism as an excuse for persecuting badgers in “deliberate and sadistic” acts where mammals were filmed being stabbed, kicked and attacked by dogs has been jailed for 16 weeks. Lloyd Gary Robert Davies, aged 23, of Bryn Heol, Bedwas, Caerphilly was also banned from …
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WILDLIFE CRIME ARREST
Message from Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team Yesterday afternoon we arrested an adult female under suspicion of: Badger Baiting contrary to sections one and three of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 & Causing Unnecessary Suffering to a Protected Animal (In this case Dogs) contrary to section four of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The …
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 …
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Wildlife crime in Manchester
Message from Manchester Hunt Sabs 10th March 2025 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻/𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽! We are aware of multiple reports of foxes and badgers being targeted within Manchester and actively investigating this, but we need your help to do this. If you see anything suspicious …
Mark Tiffin, man behind ‘Rose’ crowdfunder, is notorious badger baiter and terrierman
15th October 2024 Message from Protect The Wild Tiffin portrays himself as a saviour but paraded Rose at a bare-knuckle fight this week! A recent GoFundMe crowdfunder to rescue a little dog called Rose captured the hearts of the public. Within hours, people had donated to save Rose, who was stuck 26ft inside a cliff. …
Pair guilty of animal cruelty after badger killed in North Yorkshire
3rd September 2024 One man is in jail and a second has been told to prepare for prison after they were caught badger-baiting in North Yorkshire. Stephen Thomas Rose, 38, and Kenneth Wade, 29, had travelled 33 miles from their homes in County Durham to target the wild animal with a dog in open countryside. …
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