Lancashire Badger Group has responded to the information final week that two Burnley males had been prosecuted in connection to a “horrific” badger-baiting incident.
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As revealed within the Burnley Express, Brandon Lawlor (23) of Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley, was jailed for eight weeks after footage on his cell phone caught him illegally preventing two dogs with a badger in Burnley.
Lawlor pleaded responsible to at least one offence opposite to the Protection of Badgers Act 1991 after he appeared at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court on September twenty first following a prosecution by the RSPCA.
The different man within the case was given a 16-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months, and disqualified from conserving animals for 5 years in February of this 12 months.
Magistrates had been instructed that police discovered the disturbing footage on his cell phone on August thirteenth 2021 after he was being investigated – together with one other man – for non-related offences.
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Ian Scott, Lancashire Badger Group’s sett safety officer mentioned: “Whilst we are pleased with the recent convictions and the abhorrent sport of badger baiting in Burnley, we have to remind ourselves that people like this pair are in the minority, we can all play a part in protecting wildlife, and compassion always wins over cruelty.”
Mr Scott then revealed extra optimistic information from Burnley in regard to a badger that was rescued from a snare after the Lancashire Badger Group was alerted by the landowner.
He added: “Earlier this week a landowner from Burnley contacted our emergency helpline after finding a badger caught in a snare placed illegally on a badger path.
“Our volunteer response team attended and through our skill and knowledge, we were able to safely capture and whisk Brock off to the vets. Thankfully the snare had not cut into the badger and whilst under anaesthetic the snare was removed. Brock spent a couple of nights in rehab and he was safely released back into the wild.
“Wildlife needs our help, if members of the public know of persons involved in badger baiting they can report them to Lancashire Police 101, Lancashire Badger Group (0844 870 7908) or Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111.”
