Two Gwynedd men handed suspended sentences for badger offences

25th October 2024 Two men have been sentenced after they admitted to interfering with a badger sett with a dog in Gwynedd. Anthony Lloyd Wilkinson, 29, of Rhedyw Road, Llanllyfni, and Stephen Lee Jones, 33 of Bro Rhos Estate, Bethel, appeared at Caernarfon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 16 October. They both pleaded guilty to two …

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. …

‘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 …

Two men fined after illegally digging out a badger sett

20th September 2024 Mathew Bryan and Anthony Merrett fined for illegally digging up badger setts on Romney Marsh. Two men have been fined after illegally digging out a badger sett and leaving wildlife deterrent devices. The pair were caught after concerns were raised to police that an active badger habitat had been disturbed during land …

Former terrier man with the Berwickshire and Fife Fox Hunts has been found guilty on two charges related to the destruction of a badger sett

16th September 2024 A former terrier man with the Berwickshire and Fife Fox Hunts has been found guilty on two charges related to the destruction of a badger sett. Dylan Boyle, 52, a transport officer who lives in Avonbridge, pled not guilty to the charges of digging into an active badger sett and deliberately blocking …

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 …

Fermanagh man has been jailed for badger baiting

https://fermanaghherald.com/2024/06/fermanagh-man-jailed-for-causing-suffering-to-animals/21st June 2024 A 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 (36) from Marble Arch Road, Enniskillen previously denied causing suffering to badgers and cats through baiting and fighting …

Sick badger baiter left pet dogs suffering “horrendous” injuries

Sean Garland, of Blackfolds farm, Dufftown, has been banned for keeping animals for 10-years after the SSPCA were tipped off about his actvities. 14th June 2024 A sick badger baiter whose dogs were left suffering "horrendous" injuries has been banned from keeping or working with any animals for 10-years. Sean Garland, of Blackfolds farm, Dufftown, …