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Dog tied up and 'used as bait' in Nottingham

16 Feb 2012

A young dog is recovering after being tied to a park fence and used as "bait" by a group of men teaching their dogs to fight.

Hurt dog rescued in badger baiting raid

03 Feb 2012

THE ULSTER Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has urged the public to be vigilant against badger-baiting after a man was arrested and a badly injured dog rescued near Banbridge, Co Down.

Three arrested in Bristol raid on badger baiters

01 Feb 2012

Three people including a 15-year-old boy have been arrested by police in Bristol investigating badger baiting and hunting with dogs.

Chesham man involved in dog fighting

27 Jan 2012

A man has been given a community order after admitting to being present at a dog fight in Chesham.

Organiser of animal fights convicted

26 Jan 2012

Man facing jail for baiting animals after being caught with horrific gallery of cruel trophy pictures

Judge jails laughing Yorkshire badger baiters

10 Jan 2012

Four thugs who were caught laughing as their dogs tore wild animals to pieces have been jailed for their part in ‘barbaric’ and ‘abhorrent’ badger baiting.

Bradford badger baiters are scared off

24 Dec 2011

Police have appealed for information on three men fled an incident of badger baiting, near Bradford. The thugs were white men, aged about 20, and 5ft 10in to 5ft 11in.

Seven found guilty of savage cruelty against badgers

19 Dec 2011

Six men and a youth have today been found guilty of animal cruelty offences after they killed two badgers with dogs.

Charity appeals to families of badger baiters

13 Dec 2011

Wives and girlfriends with partners who are involved in badger baiting have been urged to come forward by a charity.

Badger cruelty trial hears how gang laughed

07 Dec 2011

A gang laughed as they watched a badger being ripped about by dogs in a ‘tug of war’ on remote farmland near Malton, a court has heard.