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First Criminal Behaviour Order for Poaching offences in North Yorkshire granted in court
A man from Redcar and Cleveland has become the first offender in North Yorkshire to be given a Criminal Behaviour Order for Poaching offences, after being found guilty of Hunting Wild Mammals with dogs.
Brussels’ new ecoduct will remove barriers for animals in the Hallerbos forest
This week regional authorities in Belgium have announced that they will construct an ecoduct – a green connection between the two sections of the Hallerbos forest near Brussels. The connection should help both animals to travel freely in the forest, which is now cut by the Brussels ring – a metropolitan highway.
Horrific animal cruelty videos surface in a small country town
Australian Police and two animal protection agencies are investigating a series of horrific animal cruelty incidents involving birds, kittens and a kangaroo.
The barbaric incidents were filmed on mobile phones and allegedly shared on social media, leading to police questioning an 18-year-old and suspending his gun licence.
Gloucestershire farmer gave animals mouldy food and dirty water
A Gloucestershire farmer has admitted 30 offences relating to animal welfare and disease control. Alan Hall, from Churcham in the Forest of Dean, kept his livestock in inadequately fenced fields and gave them mouldy water and dirty water, a court heard.