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Tag Archives: crime

Red setter dog attacks a deer in Richmond Park

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 19, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 19, 2021
Red setter attacks deer in Richmond Park

This is an unsurprising story for me because I visit Richmond Park almost daily. I often see dogs off the lead in the park in situations where they might harass or even attack a deer despite clear rules that they … Continue reading →

Posted in dog behaviour | Tagged crime, deer, dog behavior, dog ownership, news, Richmond Park | Leave a reply

Buzzards allegedly intentionally killed in Kneeton, Nottinghamshire

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 18, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 18, 2021
Rural police Notts

In the UK it is a crime to intentionally kill or injure birds of prey under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, with a sentence on successful conviction of an unlimited fine or up to 6 months in jail. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged animal law, birds, birds of prey, conservation, crime, news, shooting birds

Organised criminals cut microchips from stolen dogs

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 16, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 16, 2021
Pet microchip

Since the beginning of 2019 dog thefts have increased by a factor of 2.5. In one database of stolen dogs the increase is by a factor of three. It is believed that organised crime is behind a lot of these … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs | Tagged animal cruelty, crime, dogs, microchipping, theft, UK

Demand for ‘lockdown pets’ results in more distressing thefts of dogs

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 14, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 14, 2021
Mike Jasper's dog Ted stolen in an unpleasant theft

There is an increased demand for “lockdown pets”. These are companion animals designed to keep people company during these frequent lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic. There’s been a surge in demand for puppies and fancy-looking toy dogs such as … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs | Tagged coronavirus, crime, dogs, news, theft, working dogs | Leave a reply

Thieves cut off jawbone of stranded sperm whale

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 9, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 9, 2021

Thieves have plundered the carcasses of sperm whales washed up on the English coast. It’s happened five times. The latest appears to be a 10-tonne sperm whale about 36 feet long which was found on the rocks at Sheringham, north … Continue reading →

Posted in Marine wildlife | Tagged conservation, crime, human behavior, marine wildlife, oceans, water pollution, whales

30 per cent of British dog buyers don’t care if their dog was imported illegally

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 9, 2020 by MikeBDecember 9, 2020
Cockapoos are popular during the pandemic lockdown

UNITED KINGDOM-NEWS AND COMMENT: A survey of 200 dog buyers carried out by the charity Dogs Trust informs us that, currently, almost one third of purchasers of companion dogs are not interested if the dog that they want to adopt … Continue reading →

Posted in dog adoption | Tagged animal law, cockapoo, coronavirus, crime, dog adoption, European Union, pet ownership, puppies, puppy farms

Fireman killed neighbour’s rooster

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 9, 2020 by MikeBDecember 9, 2020
Crowing rooster

VINZIEUX, FRANCE – NEWS AND COMMENT: A 47-year-old fire officer, named as Gérard A by the media, was so incensed by being kept awake by the crowing of his neighbour’s rooster, Marcel, that he shot it and finished it off … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged animal-human conflict, birds, crime, France, hens, human behavior, news, rooster

Cocker Spaniel stolen for breeding purposes rescued six years later

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 29, 2020 by MikeBNovember 30, 2020
Bonnie with Carinie and Simon Hall on her return

Bonnie, who is now 10-years-of-age, is a female Cocker Spaniel who was stolen from her home in Rushyford, County Durham, six years ago on May 17, 2014 and who has been found and rescued in a park at Wisbech, 180 … Continue reading →

Posted in dog rescue | Tagged coronavirus, crime, dogs, good news, news, stolen dog found, stolen pets

Uncooperative police refuse to return a man’s Springer Spaniel gundog

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 27, 2020 by MikeBNovember 27, 2020
Tilly on the left

Background NEWS AND VIEWS: John Gaunt, 45, is a gamekeeper and he owns five dogs. They are kept in kennels. The coronavirus pandemic has not only created a surge in the purchase of dogs but also encouraged the illegal importation … Continue reading →

Posted in working dogs | Tagged coronavirus, crime, gamekeepers, lost pets, news, police, stolen pets, working animals, working dogs

Ex-zookeeper stole two penguins from his old workplace

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 31, 2020 by MikeBOctober 31, 2020
Bradley Tomes

NEWS AND COMMENT: Bradley Tomes, 25, used to work at Southlake Safari Zoo in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK, until 2016. He’s just been convicted of the theft of rare birds from the zoo, in July and October 2018, and has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal cruelty | Tagged animal abuse, animal cruelty, crime, news

Longer sentences demanded for dog theft convictions in the UK

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 31, 2020 by MikeBOctober 31, 2020
Chihuahua targetted by dog thieves

NEWS AND VIEWS: Before the coronavirus pandemic, in the UK, the number of dog thefts were declining last year but they’ve increased dramatically by 65.5% during the lockdown compared to the same period last year. There appears to be gangs … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs | Tagged animal law, crime, French bulldog, news, theft, toy dogs

Aggravated burglary of 3 English Bulldog puppies in Basildon, Essex

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 27, 2020 by MikeBOctober 27, 2020
One of the English Bulldog puppies that were stolen during the aggravated burglary

Sally Knight-Buxton was watching telly at 10:40 pm last Friday with her mum at her home in Basildon, Essex, UK. Her three English Bulldog puppies were with her in the home. She was about to put them to bed having … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs | Tagged crime, dogs, news

Couple’s dogs barked 900 times an hour

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 21, 2020 by MikeBOctober 21, 2020
Mr and Mrs Gant

NEWS AND VIEWS – GREAT YARMOUTH, UK: Mr and Mrs Gant, 77 and 74 respectively, kept a pack of eight whippets. Neighbours recorded the dogs barking more than 900 times in one hour. As they had already been convicted by … Continue reading →

Posted in dog behaviour | Tagged crime, dog, dog behaviour, dog breeders, news

There are criminals in the bird shooting community who shoot birds illegally

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 1, 2020 by MikeBOctober 1, 2020
Buzzard most targeted bird of prey by criminals in the ranks of bird shooters

NEWS AND OPINION: The bird shooting community i.e. those people who like to shoot pheasants and grouse on the estates of toffs, includes people (gamekeepers normally) who shoot birds illegally. In short, there are criminals within the bird shooting community … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged birds, birds of prey, crime, sport hunting

Serial poacher and ivory trafficker handed down a 30 year prison sentence

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 27, 2020 by MikeBAugust 27, 2020
Tracking poachers in the Congo

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, AFRICA: a serial poacher and ivory trafficker has been convicted and jailed for 30 years in a major landmark case in the Republic of Congo. It is the first sentence of its kind because previously environmental … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation | Tagged Africa, apes, conservation, crime, elephants, news

Earl of Hopetoun allegedly responsible for illegal killings of birds of prey

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 15, 2020 by MikeBAugust 15, 2020
Earl of Hopetoun

The Earl of Hopetoun is Andrew Hope. His family has owned the Leadhills estate of 19,500 acres for 300 years. It is farmland and moorland across South Lancashire. It has a reputation, it is reported in The Times, as an … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged birds, birds of prey, conservation, crime, gamekeepers, grouse, news, owls, shooting, short hunting

Punishing rhino poachers much more severely stops them

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 8, 2020 by MikeBAugust 8, 2020
Rhino SA

NEWS AND OPINION: Rhino poaching has fallen by 63% in Namibia because fines dished out to poachers on their conviction have increased from 200,000 Namibian dollars to 25 million Namibian dollars which is the equivalent of £1.1 million. Also, jail … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation | Tagged Africa, Chinese, conservation, crime, rhino, traditional Chinese medicine

Pesticides poison two dogs and birds of prey

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 8, 2020 by MikeBAugust 8, 2020
Buzzard killed by pesticide deliberately put down

NEWS AND VIEWS: It appears that somebody in a place called Nidderdale, near Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, UK is deliberately putting down a cocktail of pesticides which the police have nicknamed the “Nidderdale cocktail”. We are not told but it … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged birds, conservation, crime, dogs, environment, news, pesticides, poison, toxic products

Witnesses said she pushed her golden retriever into a lake and watched it drown

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on June 15, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019
Bucciarelli

A New Hampshire woman has been accused of pushing her 11-year-old dog, a golden retriever, into a lake and watching it drown. Her alleged crime was witnessed. Police were dispatched on June 8, 2018 to Wasserman park in the evening … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs | Tagged animal law, crime, dogs

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