A Tonypandy man has been handed a suspended jail sentence and banned from keeping animals after admitting interference with a badger sett near Whitland. Matthew Howell Jones, 38, of Jones Street, also admitted failing to get urgent veterinary treatment for his dog, with the black terrier struggling with ‘very worrying’ injuries that vets say are […]

Four men have been sentenced for offences under the Badger Act 1992 and Animal Welfare Act 2006 after they were found interfering with a known badger sett in the village of Hovingham, North Yorkshire. Clint Dodd Daniel Joyce Michael Dodd Connor Pounder             Clint Dodd, 23, Michael Dodd, 28, both […]

A gamekeeper convicted of animal cruelty has been allowed to continue keeping dogs. A terrier owned by Daniel Brockley, 30, was likely to have been injured by a badger defending itself. The Court also heard Brockley shared pictures of the Patterdale Terrier, named Rock, with a jaw injury apparently caused when the dog was working underground. Magistrates […]

A national group which aims to protect badgers from persecution has a new lead from North Yorkshire. Inspector Kevin Kelly, of North Yorkshire Police, has taken on the high-profile role in the Badger Persecution Priority Delivery Group, part of the UK [wildlife crime policing strategy]. As plan owner, Insp Kelly will lead the group’s work […]

A gamekeeper found guilty of committing a wildlife crime received a conditional discharge at Skipton Magistrates’ Court. Austin Hawke, 51, of Ilkley, failed to check a snare following an incident at Denton on 29 May 2018 where a badger was found dead. The offence is listed under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Following a […]

  Five men who used two dogs, one of which was heavily pregnant, to attack a badger sett have each been jailed for six months. Andrew Booth, 44, Kirk McGarry, 50, John Horner, 19, George Horner, 26, and Richard Willey, 46, were caught digging at a sett in East Yorkshire in 2017. They were each […]

October 6th is National Badger Day!  – a chance for all involved in Badger conservation and protection to celebrate just how magnificent and important one of our oldest native species is to the British countryside and its people. #nationalbadgerday #opbadger  Source: Herts Wildlife Trust Did you know? ·          Badger Persecution has been a UK wildlife crime […]

A hunt master has been accused of illegally persecuting badgers after he was filmed setting a trap and baiting it with peanuts. The trap later caught a badger but the animal managed to escape before Christopher White returned. The footage was passed to the RSPCA, which said it had “given advice about the legal use […]

A man has been fined after being found guilty of disturbing a badger sett in North Yorkshire. Matthew Sharp, 49, was convicted following a trial at Harrogate Magistrates Court on Monday. He was ordered to pay a £600 fine, £620 prosecution costs and a £60 victim surcharge. Sharp was charged with interfering with a badger […]

School children in Scotland have been learning about badgers as part of a drive to stamp out badger persecution. Campaigners at the Scottish Badgers conservation charity say persecution is still a problem in many communities.     Source: BBC To read the full article, click here.