“Dogs have been seized, a gun retrieved and a man and woman arrested on suspicion of using the animals to bait badgers.

Fourteen police officers and six from the RSPCA burst into the home in Priest Weston, near Bishop’s Castle, in a dawn raid.

The couple, who are in their 30s, were arrested at the home and later bailed pending further investigations.

A rifle, believed to have been used for hunting, was also seized from the home and is being forensically tested for evidence.

Sergeant Adrian Woolley, of West Mercia Police, said officers conducted Police said a warrant was executed just before 6.30am yesterday.

He said the warrant was drawn up following suspicions dogs were being used to “fight wild animals and to hunt wild animals”.

“We made two arrests, a male and female in their 30s,” Sgt Woolley added.”

Source: Shropshire Star

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