A man has plead guilty to training his four dogs to violently bait wild animals following an investigation by the Scottish SPCA.
23-year-old Martin Davidson was found in possession of videos showing his dogs attacking foxes and posing with injured and dead animals. Davidson of Abbotsford Road, Lochore plead guilty to training his dogs for animal fighting, including badger baiting, and for failing to provide veterinary treatment to an injured dog in his care at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on 27 August.
The sheriff sentenced Davidson to an immediate interim ban which stops him from owning, keeping or dealing with dogs for the next five years. The sheriff may update this order when Davidson returns to court for sentencing on 2 October.
A Scottish SPCA special investigations unit inspector, who cannot be named due to undercover operations, said, “We received intelligence that Davidson was keeping and training dogs for the purposes of animal fighting. We obtained a search warrant and gained entry to the home of Davidson where we found four dogs. [One] had significant scarring to her muzzle and lower jaw. These injuries are consistent with animal fighting, in particular badger baiting.
“During interview, Davidson admitted that the four dogs were not registered with a vet and did not receive any medication or treatment to ease their suffering from any of the injuries they had sustained
“Other photos showed [dogs] with fresh injuries. Our expert vets determined these were consistent with animal fighting, specifically with badgers and foxes.
Source: SSPCA
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