21st October 2026 A man has pleaded guilty to what the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) has described as 'one of the most serious cases of animal fighting'. 25-year-old Ryan Cringean, from Locharbriggs, near Dumfries, used a lurcher and Patterdale Terrier to kill a variety of wild animals, including badgers, …
TEEN WITH ‘LOVE OF ANIMALS’ FILMED DOGS RIPPING APART BADGER IN TORTURE ATTACK
21st October 2026 A court has heard harrowing details of how teenager Max O’Neill filmed 2 dogs ripping apart a badger before he then stamped on the helpless animal, in what has been described as an act of ‘torture’. O’Neill, 18, now of Southfield Gardens in Haylands, appeared at the Isle of Wight Youth Court …
Doncaster friends who used dogs to hunt and kill wildlife are sentenced
19th October 2026 The pair’s dogs were injured during the wildlife hunts Two Doncaster friends have been sentenced for using their dogs to hunt wildlife and failing to get them treated for injuries sustained during the illegal hunting. Lewis Richard Wray, previously of Runnymede Road, Intake, faced 13 offences, including docking puppies’ tails, failing to …
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All Warning, No Action?
17th October 2026 As more hunts receive police warnings and notices, are they a route to meaningful action, or a substitute for it? Many of you cannot have failed to notice that we are writing more and more about hunts being issued with Community Protection Warnings (CPWs) and, occasionally, the CPW’s big sister, the Community …
Pig abuser sentenced after being caught on camera
14th October 2026 Image source, Animal Justice Project Steven Woolger was caught on camera abusing pigs at a boar stud farm in Burgh Castle, near Great Yarmouth A former worker at a boar stud farm repeatedly abused pigs in his care by hitting them with a pitchfork and a pipe, a court has heard. Steven …
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Blackpool man sentenced after keeping birds for cockfighting
13th October 2026 A man has been sentenced after keeping cockerels for fighting and housing dozens of chickens in poor conditions. Henry John Beaney, of Bridge House Road, Blackpool, was sentenced at Preston Magistrates’ Court on October 7 after he pleaded guilty to four offences under the Animal Welfare Act. He was sentenced to an …
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Newcomers to Trail Hunting Week: A Very Awkward Recruitment Drive
14th October 2026 After last year’s embarrassing Farcical Friday, the pro-blood sports lobby group, the British Hound Sports Association (BHSA), has somehow managed to surpass itself in the ridiculousness stakes – and it’s not even Smokescreen Saturday yet! By now, you might have thought the hunting fraternity would have learned to exercise a little more …
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FFS!!! (RE: Monkey torturer)
Lanarkshire woman jailed in 'monkey torture ring' released early from prison Natalie Herron was jailed last year after admitting to distributing and possessing obscene publications related to extreme animal abuse. 13th October 2026 An Airdrie woman jailed over a "horrific" monkey torture ring has been released from prison early. Natalie Herron was put behind bars …
LATEST NEWS | Two men have been sentenced following offences linked to hunt activity in Devon
9th October 2026 LATEST NEWS | Two men have been sentenced following offences linked to hunt activity in Devon, including the illegal hunting of a fox with dogs and incidents involving careless driving and disorderly behaviour towards hunt monitors. Jason Marles, aged 44, from Chulmleigh, appeared before Exeter Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 23 September where …
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Paedo monkey torturer filmed baby animal being 'set alight while bound with zip ties' WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Bartosz Poklek, 30, ran a large-scale monkey torture ring and distributed 'abuse on demand' videos for up to $500 a time. Some of the monkeys were dressed as infants 9th October 2026 The mastermind behind an international network …