‘A woman has been banned from keeping horses after Facebook users spotted pictures of her riding a skeletal ex-racehorse online.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2016
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‘The RSPCA is “targeting vulnerable, ill and elderly” people and removing their pets, and should be stripped of its powers to prosecute cases of animal cruelty, an MPs report has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th November 2016
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‘A cross-party committee of MPs is expected to call for the RSPCA to stop implementing private prosecutions for animal cruelty and instead hand evidence over to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).’
The Guardian, 13th November 2016
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‘A Labour MP is pressing the government to increase the penalties for animal cruelty offences, noting that research shows people who harm animals are more likely to go on to commit crimes such as domestic abuse.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2016
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‘There were more than 4,000 severe breaches of animal welfare regulations over the past two years at British slaughterhouses, according to data released by the government’s food watchdog under freedom of information laws.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2016
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‘A woman who decapitated two pet snakes with a pair of scissors and tried to swallow their severed heads while drunk has escaped a prison term.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2016
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‘The new head of the RSPCA has pledged to continue passing information about illegal fox-hunting and farm cruelty to the police but said that in the past the charity had struck the wrong tone when championing animal rights.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2016
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‘The government has abandoned a controversial plan to repeal animal welfare codes.’
BBC News, 7th April 2016
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‘Shocking footage has been released showing two brothers abusing their pet dog and a petition has been launched after they walked free from court on a suspended sentence.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2016
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‘Conservative ministers are planning to repeal an array of official guidance on animal welfare standards, starting with a move to put the code on chicken-farming into the hands of the poultry industry.’
The Guardian, 25th March 2016
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‘A former police community support officer has been jailed for 11 years and four months after admitting raping a child and a bestiality offence.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2016
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‘George Bush from Erith is given a suspended prison sentence after admitting selling monkey heads on eBay and also possessing animal porn.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2016
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‘Changes to the animal protection charity’s prosecution policy will not mean a final end to cases brought against members of fox hunts.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2015
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‘The neutrality of Professor Stephen Harris, one of the UK’s leading authorities on foxes, has been called into question.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2015
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‘A married father-of-three has been jailed for 14 months after he admitted sexually assaulting a horse.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2015
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‘A couple who received death threats and left the country after being accused of cruelty to their cats are to sue the RSPCA for damages over killing their animals, a High Court ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2015
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‘A man who killed a cat and broke a puppy’s jaw has been jailed and banned from keeping animals for life.’
BBC News, 30th September 2015
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‘A group of MPs is planning to launch a formal inquiry into the powers of the RSPCA and other animal charities, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 22nd September 2015
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‘A man who poached a deer from a field in south London, took it home and slit its throat has been given a seven month suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 8th September 2015
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‘Hayley Cowan buries Staffordshire bull terrier in shallow grave in case described by RSPCA as ‘one of most harrowing and distressing cases to date’.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2015
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