Peta poster showing Baby P killer Steven Barker banned – BBC News
“A poster on animal cruelty showing the killer of Baby Peter has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.”
BBC News, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: animal cruelty
Youths who killed fawn ‘for a laugh’ fined £1,000 – The Independent
“Campaigners today condemned a £1,000 fine and community punishment order given to two youths who stamped a fawn to death ‘for a laugh’.”
The Independent, 14th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Skateboard pigeon killer guilty – BBC news
“A teenager has pleaded guilty to killing a pigeon by hitting it with a skateboard.”
BBC News, 1st December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for drowning partner’s dog – The Independent
“A man has been jailed after drowning his partner’s dog in the kitchen sink while drunk, the RSPCA said today.”
The Independent, 11th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Wildlife crime: Britain’s killing fields – The Independent on Sunday
“Crimes against wildlife, including badger baiting with dogs, hare coursing, poisoning of protected birds and even trapping them to sell as caged pets have soared to unprecedented heights.”
The Independent on Sunday, 1st November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Trio convicted over dog-fights – The Independent
“A mother-of-three was found guilty today of being involved in one of Europe’s largest dog-fighting syndicates, the RSPCA said.”
The Independent, 15th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cat cannabis attacker sentenced – BBC News
“A South Tyneside teenager who stole a cat and forced it to inhale cannabis by trapping it in a bag has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 10th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenage girl locked up for killing cat with crossbow – The Independent
“A teenager was locked up for three months today after shooting dead her neighbour’s cat with a crossbow.”
The Independent, 9th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dog fighting duo facing jail – The Independent
“Two men were told today that they face jail after admitting their part in a dog-fighting ring exposed after an investigation by the RSPCA.”
The Independent, 7th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Wildlife crime effort criticised – BBC News
“A review of investigation and prosecution of wildlife crime has been called for by conservation charities.”
BBC News, 18th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
RSPCA to prosecute officer who left police dogs to die in hot car – The Guardian
“A police dog handler who left two alsatians to die in a car during the recent heatwave could face up to six months in jail and a £20,000 maximum fine after the RSPCA confirmed today it would prosecute the case.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
End ‘cruel’ religious slaughter, say scientists – The Independent
“Religious slaughter techniques practised by Jews and Muslims are cruel and should be ended, says a scientific assessment from the Government’s animal welfare advisers.”
The Independent, 22nd June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Farmer jailed for ‘grotesque’ horse cruelty
“A man was jailed for 24 weeks today for the ‘grotesque’ neglect of more than 100 animals on his farm.”
The Independent, 12th June 2009
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Man jailed after dog found in bin – BBC News
“A Lincolnshire man who admitted keeping five dogs for fighting has been sentenced to 22 weeks in prison.”
BBC News, 18th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Farming family guilty of ‘grotesque’ cruelty – The Independent
“Five members of one family were found guilty of ‘grotesque’ cruelty yesterday after one of Britain’s largest horse-rescue operations. RSPCA inspectors who raided Spindle Farm in Buckinghamshire last year found a ‘horror scene’ of starving, emaciated and diseased animals, surrounded by the rotting corpses of others.”
The Independent, 9th May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man bites dog: man banned from owning animals for life – Daily Telegraph
“A man has been banned from owning animals for life after he battered his dog and bit it on the nose.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sentence for woman dog strangler – BBC News
“A woman with a history of mental illness has been given a six-month conditional discharge after admitting strangling two dogs.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prince Edward cleared of animal cruelty – Daily Telegraph
“The Earl of Wessex has been cleared by the RSPCA of animal cruelty over photographs that appeared to show him lashing out at two gundogs with a stick during a pheasant shoot.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Foggy the dog shot dead after row over early morning barking – The Times
“A parish council chairman shot his neighbours’ dog dead because its early morning barking annoyed him, a court heard yesterday.”
The Times, 28th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judge orders girl to write apology for killing HMS Belfast’s cat – Daily Telegraph
“A teenager who drowned a rescue cat adopted by the crew of HMS Belfast has been ordered to write a letter of apology as part of a nine-month supervision order.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
