Badger baiters banned from North Yorkshire and from keeping dogs

BEWARE HORRIBLE ARTICLE 13th October 2024 FOUR badger baiters have been banned from the whole of North Yorkshire and from keeping dogs after police ended their animal cruelty. Fiona Newcombe, prosecuting, said the four encouraged a pit bull terrier as it savaged a squealing badger to death. They also had a lurcher type dog with …

‘It’s just beyond cruel!’ How volunteers are helping police in their fight against ‘sick’ badger baiting in Lincolnshire

2nd October 2024 “It’s one of the worst things I’ve seen in my 21 years as a police officer,” said DC Aaron Flint, Lincolnshire Police’s wildlife officer. “It’s just beyond cruel. It’s awful.” Badger baiting has long been a problem within the county, but the force has struggled to truly know the scale of the …

We meet the undercover volunteers stopping ‘monsters’ torturing our badgers to death

5th August 2024 "To anybody involved - we are coming after you. You will end up behind bars" Badgers are a protected species in Northern Ireland but that doesn't stop criminals in the dark and twisted underworld of baiting from ripping them from their setts while sleeping and setting multiple dogs on them to maul …

Man sentenced for leaving dog untreated with horrific facial injuries

25th July 2024 A man who left his dog suffering with “horrendous” facial injuries has been banned from owning and keeping any animals for ten years. Liam Stevenson, from Alloa, pled guilty to failing to obtain veterinary treatment for his dog’s horrific injuries which included open wounds on his cheeks and an exposed jaw bone. …

Co Fermanagh man jailed after horrific details disclosed in animal cruelty case

21st June 2024 A Co Fermanagh man has been jailed for badger baiting and associated charges which were uncovered following a PSNI swoop into horrific animal cruelty, which even his own lawyer described as “depraved”. Jason Lee Kennedy, aged 36 and from Marble Arch Road, Enniskillen, previously denied causing suffering to badgers and cats through …