Horrific: Dog forced to fight wildlife loses bottom of his jaw
A man escaped prison on 7 November, despite inflicting the most horrific cruelty on three dogs in his care. 35-year-old Peter Bewsher, from Egremont, Cumbria, received a 12-week suspended sentence after forcing his dogs to fight wild mammals. Bewsher’s property was searched by the RSPCA and the police on 14 February 2024. What they found […]
NORTHERN IRELAND: serial offender shows how court system failing animals
A man from Northern Ireland has been charged yet again with animal cruelty. His case is a prime example of how courts are failing to stop those with a bloodlust for killing animals. 36-year-old Neil Pinkerton didn’t show up at Newtownards court in County Down on 13 October, but his barrister told the District Judge […]
Violent terrierman convicted after police find dead otter in his freezer
A notorious hunter received a pitiful sentence on 2 September after he was found guilty under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Police raided Darren Fisher’s house on 26 February and found a dead otter in his freezer, as well as dead foxes in his garage. According to the BBC, the man is now a gamekeeper. […]
RSPCA’s shocking figures reveal extent of weapon attacks on animals
Hunting, shooting, culling, baiting, lamping, coursing: the UK’s wild animals are targeted by humans using many different cruel methods. And now the RSPCA has revealed that a variety of lethal weapons are being used to kill animals at alarming rates. Between 2020 and 2023, the charity stated that it received 896 reports relating to animals […]
Chris Packham demands end to ‘appalling abuse of animals’ on I’m a Celeb
Chris Packham has once more called out the TV programme I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! for animal abuse. And he argues that as presenters of the show, Ant and Dec, have an ethical responsibility to stand up for nature. Packham says he has written a “raft of letters” to the show over […]
Police still appealing for information about gang that sets foxes on fire
A group of four men, thought to be between 18 and 20 years old, has been torturing foxes in Newham, east London. Police are calling to the public for any information about them. In the early hours of Monday 27 February, police were called to the scene after screaming was heard, initially thought to be […]
