CONVICTED (2022) | serial wildlife criminal Cain Anthony Lambert, born 23 August 1987 of 5 Dunoon Close, Stockton-on-Tees TS19 0LH – breached a lifetime ban on keeping animals.
In November 2013 Lambert was jailed for 24 weeks and given a lifetime ban after filming two dogs tearing into a fox, which could be heard yelping in pain.
In the sickening footage filmed in March 2011, Lambert was seen pulling one of the dogs off the fox, then allowing both to chase it before they caught and attacked the animal again.
John Ellwood, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said the evidence appeared to show that Lambert was “encouraging the dogs” when the attack happened. At the time Lambert was already subject to a suspended sentence for dealing in Class A drugs.
But Lambert claimed he could not control the dogs – which he had arranged to look at to buy for ferreting.
He said a man from Newcastle had brought the dogs down and they travelled to a farm in Northallerton. It was while they were there that the fox appeared and the attack happened.
Keith Thomas, defending, said Lambert was now a different person – having since become a dad.
“He is a very different young man. He is full of remorse and shame for what happened.”
n October 2I021, however, Lambert was found with three lurcher-type dogs at his home in a blatant breach of his disqualification order. The breaches came to light following a report of noise.
RSPCA Inspector Garry Palmer attended Lambert’s address, along with police officers. In the garden he discovered a pen with three male lurcher-type dogs – a dark brindle bull lurcher named Crash, a light brindle bull lurcher called Bully and a grey and white male lurcher called Ted.
The three dogs were taken into RSPCA care due to Lambert being in breach of his disqualification order. Investigations later revealed how he was caring for Bully at the time and the pet was returned to his cousin.
Inspector Palmer said: “I advised at the time that as he was banned from keeping animals the two other dogs would remain with the RSPCA while the animal welfare charity looked at a possible prosecution.”
The court heard how Lambert had owned two of the dogs for 17 months, between May 27, 2020 and October 29, 2021. He was looking after his cousin’s dog on October 28, 2021.
Lambert pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching a disqualification imposed after conviction.
In his defence, the court heard how Lambert found it difficult, after the ban, to not to have dogs.
Crash and Ted were rehabilitated in RSPCA care and have since been rehomed by the charity.
RSPCA Inspector Garry Palmer said: “We rely on the public to notify us of any breach of bans and I would always urge them to report matters like this to us so we can intervene.”
Sentencing | 18-month community order with 30 rehabilitation activity requirement days; 150 hours of unpaid work. £495 costs and charges. Lifetime ban from 2013 still applies.
Bit Of Work The Scum Wants.
He wouldn’t have the energy to go out Hunting Foxes with Dogs, or whatever else he has been up to before he was caught.
He won’t have no luck for what he has done in the long run.
What a sickening society we live in.