"This prosecution will be a warning to anyone involved in badger baiting activity... put simply, there is no room for this disgusting activity." ...

A 58-year-old man arrested following an investigation into animal cruelty and alleged badger baiting in County Down has been released on bail. Another 33-year-old man has appeared in court charged ...

Grace's injuries have been compared to those found on dogs used for illegal badger baiting and digging A dog found wandering along a country lane with "horrendous" injuries could have been used in ...

People used to fill in the vast underground tunnels, or setts, where badgers make their homes, or dig the animals up and make them fight dogs, a practice known as badger baiting. (In some areas of ...

The men were arrested by police as part of operation Meles, their investigation into badger baiting across Northern Ireland. A number of properties were searched in the Banbridge and south Armagh ...

Clare and CorkCheckpoints set up by gardaí Wildlife crimes on the rise include badger baiting. Stock image Photo: Getty Gardaí have launched a crackdown on illegal hunting amid indications of an ...

It is not clear if the man was badger baiting, i.e. sending his dogs down the sett to attack the badgers before digging them out and killing them, or whether he used the dogs to locate them. Police ...