The NWCU are pleased to announce the new chair and secretary for the Badger Persecution Priority Delivery Group (BPPDG). DC Aaron Flint from Lincolnshire Police will take over as Chair and PC Sam O’Key from Cumbria Police will assist as Secretary. Both are prominent figures in the Wildlife Crime arena and are accomplished Wildlife Crime […]

Northern Ireland badger crime remains widespread, new badger report reveals A report highlighting the disturbance of badgers and destruction of their setts in Northern Ireland has stated that there were 155 incidents concerning potential crimes against badgers reported to the PSNI during the period 2016-18.    Published by the “Partnership for Action against Wildlife Crime […]

  Police Scotland lauch second phase of Operation Wingspan, as part of year-long campaign to tackle wildlife crime in Scotland. Op Wingspan phase two – tackling badger persecution, is running now until end of January 2021. The charity Scottish Badgers will be working with Police Scotland to support officer training and in the identification and […]

At the Badger Trust Groups Meeting held online on Saturday 28th November 2020, Craig Fellowes, the recently appointed Crime and Training Director for the Trust, launched a new video introduced by Mike Dilger, the well known TV Presenter, Natural History Film Maker and Patron of Essex Badger Group, called ‘Stopping Badger Crime’. ‘Stopping Badger Crime’ […]

A 34-year-old man has been banned from keeping animals for life after being found guilty of badger baiting and animal cruelty offences. Robert King, from Motherwell, was sentenced on 26th November 2020, at Lanark Sheriff Court after being found guilty of two charges under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 and a charge under the […]

A farm worker has been jailed for causing “gratuitous suffering” to animals by badger baiting. Damien Sweeney, 34, from Treuddyn, near Mold, Flintshire, was arrested when graphic video footage of his dogs attacking and killing badgers was found on his phone. He was found guilty of 12 charges relating to badger baiting at an earlier […]

Shocking messages on phone reveal group of hunters killed badgers, foxes and hare. Three men have been jailed after shocking WhatsApp messages revealed a string of offences against wildlife.  Matthew McWilliam Junior (DoB: 27/11/1993) of Spitalfield Lane, New Romney, Kent, and Jethro Smith (01/09/1995) of Plantation Close, Hothfield near Ashford, Kent, appeared at Folkestone Magistrates […]

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 […]

THE RSPCA has revealed how cruel badger killers were only snared after one of them was arrested for a different crime. Releasing shocking images of the men for the first time, the animal welfare charity has condemned the barbaric cruelty as four men were handed suspended sentences for welfare against badgers and deer. Mobile footage […]