Trio face imprisonment for catalogue of animal cruelty offences including badger baiting

Trio face imprisonment for catalogue of animal cruelty offences including badger baiting

A father who boasted about taking his son out badger baiting to celebrate his release from prison faces more jail time after admitting animal cruelty offenses. Grant Leigh Senior, 52, was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to a terrier, alongside failing to properly look after six other dogs. His son Grant Leigh Junior, 30, admitted … Read more

What is animal cruelty and what's the maximum sentence? Law explained as Kurt Zouma's cats removed by RSPCA

What is animal cruelty and what's the maximum sentence? Law explained as Kurt Zouma's cats removed by RSPCA

West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma has had his cats taken away from him, after a video emerged of him slapping and kicking one of the animals. An RSPCA spokesperson said the cats had been taken into its care and that it was continuing to investigate the incident. A legal complaint has also been filed … Read more