A gamekeeper convicted of animal cruelty has been allowed to continue keeping dogs. A terrier owned by Daniel Brockley, 30, was likely to have been injured by a badger defending itself. The Court also heard Brockley shared pictures of the Patterdale Terrier, named Rock, with a jaw injury apparently caused when the dog was working underground. Magistrates […]

A national group which aims to protect badgers from persecution has a new lead from North Yorkshire. Inspector Kevin Kelly, of North Yorkshire Police, has taken on the high-profile role in the Badger Persecution Priority Delivery Group, part of the UK [wildlife crime policing strategy]. As plan owner, Insp Kelly will lead the group’s work […]

A gamekeeper found guilty of committing a wildlife crime received a conditional discharge at Skipton Magistrates’ Court. Austin Hawke, 51, of Ilkley, failed to check a snare following an incident at Denton on 29 May 2018 where a badger was found dead. The offence is listed under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Following a […]

  Five men who used two dogs, one of which was heavily pregnant, to attack a badger sett have each been jailed for six months. Andrew Booth, 44, Kirk McGarry, 50, John Horner, 19, George Horner, 26, and Richard Willey, 46, were caught digging at a sett in East Yorkshire in 2017. They were each […]

October 6th is National Badger Day!  – a chance for all involved in Badger conservation and protection to celebrate just how magnificent and important one of our oldest native species is to the British countryside and its people. #nationalbadgerday #opbadger  Source: Herts Wildlife Trust Did you know? ·          Badger Persecution has been a UK wildlife crime […]

A hunt master has been accused of illegally persecuting badgers after he was filmed setting a trap and baiting it with peanuts. The trap later caught a badger but the animal managed to escape before Christopher White returned. The footage was passed to the RSPCA, which said it had “given advice about the legal use […]

A man has been fined after being found guilty of disturbing a badger sett in North Yorkshire. Matthew Sharp, 49, was convicted following a trial at Harrogate Magistrates Court on Monday. He was ordered to pay a £600 fine, £620 prosecution costs and a £60 victim surcharge. Sharp was charged with interfering with a badger […]

School children in Scotland have been learning about badgers as part of a drive to stamp out badger persecution. Campaigners at the Scottish Badgers conservation charity say persecution is still a problem in many communities.     Source: BBC To read the full article, click here.

  An experienced huntsman has been jailed after being caught badger-baiting on remote farmland in North Wales. RSPCA inspectors and police also found two foxes in a cage next to a pack of dogs on the farm, a meeting place for the Dwyryd Hunt, and believe they were going to be released for dogs to […]

The first Badger Persecution Report for Northern Ireland, covering 2015, has been released. Click here [Badger Persecution Report Northern Ireland 2015] for the 2015 report into Badger Persecution Northern Ireland.