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Dogs, England, Fox Digging / Badger Baiting, Lifers, Organised Animal Crime, Poaching, Serial Animal Abusers, South East England, Unfit Living Conditions, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports, Worst of the Worst

Chartham Hatch, Kent: David Stanbury & Aylesham, Kent: Jack Stanbury

October 10, 2026 misanthropic 1 Comment

Animal abuser Jack Stanbury is shown on the left wearing a camouflage jacket outdoors beneath a cloudy sky, with another person’s arm resting on his shoulder. On the right, animal abuser David Stanbury appears in formal attire, wearing a white shirt and dark vest, standing outdoors with greenery blurred behind him. — **Jack Stanbury** and **David Stanbury**, the father‑and‑son wildlife persecutors whose phones revealed brutal hunts, trophy videos and the suffering of both wild animals and dogs.

This case concerns father and son David and Jack Stanbury, whose long‑running persecution of wildlife was exposed after David was arrested at a wild boar hunt in the Forest of Dean on New Year’s Eve 2024.

Animal abuser Jack Stanbury is shown outdoors at night wearing camouflage clothing, holding the head of a large deer lying on the ground with visible blood at the neck. Artificial light illuminates the scene against a dark background.

When police seized his phone, they uncovered a vast archive of trophy videos, messages and images documenting the killing of deer, foxes and badgers, along with disturbing footage of dogs being mistreated, intimidated and forced into violent encounters.

Further devices seized during warrants in October 2025 revealed even more offences, implicating both men in sustained cruelty.

One of the dogs seen in the footage — a lurcher called Bear — was found at David’s home and removed to safety.

David Stanbury, born around 1972, lives at Denstead Lane in Chartham Hatch, Canterbury, where he runs an upmarket Airbnb lodge called Canterbury Cabin with his much younger Latvian wife, Viktorija.

The couple’s online presence projected a polished, idyllic lifestyle, but the content recovered from David’s phone told a very different story.

Animal abuser David Stanbury is shown outdoors in daylight, wearing a white collared shirt and dark vest, with greenery blurred behind him. Another person’s arm and hair are partly visible close to him, suggesting a candid moment.

He had previously been charged in June 2025 alongside Thomas Bishop, born c. 1992, of Grove Close in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, after a dead boar was found in the Forest of Dean. In that earlier case, David faced allegations of hunting a wild mammal with dogs, possession of bladed articles and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. Bishop pleaded guilty and was fined but Stanbury denied the charges. The outcome of that case against him is not known.

Animal abusers David and Jack Stanbury are shown at the father's wedding ceremony. Both are wearing dark suits.

Jack Stanbury, born around 1999 and living in Vale View Road, Aylesham, Canterbury, was drawn into the investigation when messages and videos on his father’s devices showed him participating in the hunting and abuse.

Although younger, Jack’s involvement was not peripheral; he was actively engaged in the persecution and mistreatment of both wildlife and dogs.

Animal abuser Jack Stanbury is shown seated in the driver’s seat of a vehicle, wearing a white dress shirt and dark vest. The car interior surrounds him, with the window and door frame visible, capturing a composed moment in formal attire.

Judge Fowler refused to allow the videos to be played in court due to their disturbing nature, relying instead on detailed descriptions of the content.

When warrants were executed at both men’s addresses, officers found Bear, the lurcher seen in the footage, living in poor conditions. He was seized and taken into RSPCA care.

Additional phones recovered during the searches revealed further offences, demonstrating that the cruelty was not isolated but part of a sustained pattern.

Sentencing

On 25 September 2026, both men were sentenced at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court.

David Stanbury received a three‑year prison sentence, suspended for three years, along with 100 hours of unpaid work, 15 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days, a nine‑month curfew between 9pm and 5am, and £5,000 in costs.

Jack Stanbury received an 18‑month prison sentence, suspended for two years, 100 hours of unpaid work, a six‑month curfew between 9pm and 5am, and £1,000 in costs.

Both men were banned from keeping animals for life.

In mitigation, the court heard claims that they were remorseful and had distanced themselves from the hunting community.

Statement by Investigators

RSPCA investigator Michelle Hare described the content found on David’s phone as revealing the true scale of the cruelty. She spoke of shocking videos showing wildlife being brutally killed, heartbreaking trophy images, and messages about hunting with dogs, highlighting the suffering inflicted on both wild animals and the dogs used in the crimes.

Police Sergeant Ross Haybourne of Kent Police’s Rural Task Force emphasised the importance of collaboration with the RSPCA, confirming that Bear was seized and taken to safety and stating that the force remains committed to bringing rural offenders to justice.

At a Glance

Offenders: David Stanbury (born circa 1972), Jack Stanbury (born circa 1999)
Addresses: Denstead Lane, Chartham Hatch, Canterbury CT4 7NL; Vale View Road, Aylesham, Canterbury CT3 3DD
Previous Case: 2025 Forest of Dean boar case involving David Stanbury and Thomas Bishop (outcome unknown)
Victims: Deer, foxes, badgers, and multiple dogs including Bear
Key Evidence: Trophy videos, messages, images, and footage of dogs being mistreated
Investigation: Gloucestershire Police, Kent Police Rural Task Force, RSPCA Special Operations Unit
Outcome: Lifetime animal bans for both men

Dogs Today

UKACF Commentary

What is most striking about David Stanbury is the gulf between the life he performs online and the cruelty he chooses in reality. His social media paints a picture of a blissful, upmarket lifestyle shared with his much younger wife at their Airbnb accommodation, Canterbury Cabin. But cruelty of this magnitude never stays neatly contained in a field or a forest. It speaks to a deeper absence of empathy, control and respect for life.

Men who revel in violence toward animals often wear extraordinarily convincing masks — charming, confident, wholesome, successful. Behind closed doors, those masks slip.

A man who laughs at suffering, who teaches cruelty to his own son, who treats life as disposable, does not transform into a gentle, safe partner at home.

Social media can present a fairy‑tale marriage, but the reality for women tied to men like this is often far more complex, shaped by power imbalance, image‑management and a version of him that exists only for the camera.

Denial of Veterinary Treatment, Dogs, Fox Digging / Badger Baiting, Mid & West Wales, Organised Animal Crime, Physical Violence, Serial Animal Abusers, Starvation / Malnutrition, Wales, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports

Llangeitho, Ceredigion: Rhys Ebenezer

May 28, 2026 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2026) | wildlife persecutor Rhys Ebenezer, born 4 January 1999, of Felin Fach House, Llangeitho, Tregaron SY25 6QG – left three injured Patterdale terriers in chronic pain without vital veterinary treatment.

RSPCA prosecution of wildlife persecutor Rhys Ebenezer from Llangeitho near Tregaron, Ceredigion, who failed to treat his dogs' fighting injuries. — Wildlife baiter Rhys Ebenezer refused to seek vet treatment for his dogs’ horrific fighting injuries.

In a case brought by the RSPCA, Rhys Ebenezer admitted four offences under the Animal Welfare Act relating to the severe neglect and prolonged suffering of three of his dogs.

RSPCA officers Holly Brown and Darryl Thomas first visited Ebenezer’s property in the village of Llangeitho on 29 September 2025 after receiving alerts that injured dogs were being kept in kennels.

Upon arrival, the officers had immediate concerns regarding two of the dogs: four-year-old Charlie and two-year-old Twig, both Patterdale terriers and housed in the kennels.

Animal Rescue Officer Brown said in her witness statement: “Twig was curled up in her bed and appeared very lethargic and subdued.

“I observed a large blue bandage on her front right leg. [I was] informed that Twig had been involved in the fight with the other dog ‘Champ’ who was at the vets with Rhys Ebenezer and that they had injured each other fighting through the bars of the kennels.”

She continued: “Charlie appeared bright, alert and active. He appeared in underweight body condition of 3/9. His ribs were easily visible and his waist was very ‘sucked in’.

“I observed that Charlie was covered all over his body in scars and healing wounds in different stages of healing. Some appeared much more recent and others appeared healed… I was concerned by a wound on the inside of his front left leg and the inside of his back left leg.”

A vet who examined Charlie estimated the wounds on his legs to be of varying ages, some a fortnight old and others approximately a week old, concluding they were ‘inconsistent’ with ratting.

Ebenezer told the officers that Champ had already been put to sleep. He used an excavator to exhume the dog’s body from a remote mountain field for investigators.

In his witness statement, Animal Rescue Officer Thomas stated: “Using torches, the officers examined the deceased dog and I could see that this dog had what I would describe as a de-gloving injury to both sides of its lower jaw, and a chunk of its nose was missing.”

The veterinary surgeon who examined Champ’s body reported injuries to his chin, nostril and ear, noting that the severe chin injury had occurred “at least two weeks prior to euthanasia”, and that these wounds would have caused him “chronic pain and discomfort”.

The vet added, in his statement: “It is my expert opinion that clearly all three dogs – Twig, Charlie and Champ – were caused to suffer as a consequence of the injuries that they had sustained.”

Ebenezer initially claimed the severe facial and body scarring on the dogs came from “ratting”, but veterinary experts concluded the wounds were inconsistent with this.

In mitigation, the court noted Ebenezer’s lack of prior history, his early guilty plea, and positive character assessments from his employer.

Sentencing | 18-week custodial suspended for two years; six-month curfew order; 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days; barred from travelling abroad for 12 months. Ordered to pay £6,410.92 in costs and a £154 victim surcharge. Disqualified from keeping all animals for 10 years (expires May 2036).

Wales Online
Western Telegraph
Nation Cymru

Denial of Veterinary Treatment, Dogs, England, Fox Digging / Badger Baiting, North West England, Organised Animal Crime, Poaching, Serial Animal Abusers, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports

Burnley, Lancashire: Jack Hindle

April 20, 2026 misanthropic 2 Comments

CONVICTED (2026) | Jack Hindle, born 11 July 2002, of Avon Court, Burnley BB12 0JT – for wildlife crimes against badgers, foxes, hare and deer and cruelty to dogs forced into fights.

RSPCA prosecution of Burnley wildlife persecutor Jack Hindle who forced his lurchers into attacking and fiightng with wildlife.

Hindle was investigated and prosecuted by the RSPCA after they were shown footage of his two lurcher dogs being forced into vicious fights with badgers and foxes.

Charity officials visited Hindle’s address in December 2024 but he was not at home. He later handed himself in at Blackburn police station.

RSPCA prosecution of Burnley wildlife persecutor Jack Hindle who forced his lurchers into attacking and fiightng with wildlife. One dog, Doris, is pictured.

RSPCA Special Operations Unit chief inspector William Mitchell said the footage given to them showed Hindle’s dogs, Doris and Woody, hunting fox, hare, badger, and deer. There was evidence the lurchers had repeatedly been used for fighting with wildlife and had sustained painful wounds during those fights.

A vet who viewed the images and footage said: “On a number of dates, the dogs can be seen to be pursuing wildlife. The dogs engage with the wildlife, attacking and fighting without any attempt by their handlers to bring those dogs under control or prevent them from attacking the wild animal.

“Such practice repeatedly exposes those dogs to injury.

“Two of the videos suggest that badgers were the subject of hunting. Two dogs can be seen to attack a badger, and no attempts are made to bring the dogs under close control or prevent the dog from continuing to attack the badger.”

RSPCA prosecution of Burnley wildlife persecutor Jack Hindle who forced his lurchers into attacking and fiightng with wildlife. Image shows a bloodied injury to Doris's foot.

Injuries sustained by Doris included a “skin laceration to the front of the left thigh area,” and “[the fifth toe on the right front paw] has a full skin thickness skin laceration with the skin torn outwards, exposing the underlying tendons.”

Chf Insp Mitchell also described video evidence either sent to Hindle or thought to have been created on his phone, saying the videos including “injuries to Doris, consistent with possible hunting-related injuries” and “Hindle alluding to being involved with baiting badgers.”

Doris and Woody were taken into possession of the police in December 2024.

The court heard In mitigation that Hindle had been diagnosed with autism.

Hindle pleaded guilty to two animal welfare offences and two Badger Act offences.

Speaking after the sentencing, Chf Insp Mitchell said: “The impact on both wildlife and dogs in this case is extremely upsetting.

“All animals deserve to be treated with kindness and compassion and this result should act as a warning that such behaviour will not be tolerated.”

Sentencing |12-month community order with 15 rehabilitation days; £600 in costs, £80 fine, £32 surcharge. Banned from keeping animals for five years (expires April 2031).

Burnley Express
ITV News
Lancashire Telegraph

Snaring and Trapping, South Wales, Wales, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports

Pontarddulais, Swansea: Jarrod Hill

April 5, 2026 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2026) | Jarrod Hill, born 25 December 1966, of Garnswllt Road, Pontarddulais, Swansea SA4 8QG – for the illegal setting of animal snares.

Swansea man Jarrod Hill illegally set traps to capture foxes

Hill, who runs the White Springs Fishery with his wife, admitted setting snares to capture wild mammals and specifically foxes.

The snares were discovered on October 10, 2025, by Dyfed-Powys Police officers and Natural Resources Wales staff carrying out fishery compliance checks at the fishery.

During questioning at the scene, Hill admitted responsibility for setting the devices to trap foxes, which he said were killing his ducks.

He had previously received a warning in 2022 about the use of snares, which at that time were still legal in certain circumstances, but continued to use them even after the change in the law*.

Sergeant Paul Roberts, of Dyfed-Powys Police’s Rural Crime Team, said the case marked an important milestone.

“Working closely with our partner agency, Natural Resources Wales, we welcome this outcome. Snares are a significant threat to wildlife, causing severe injuries and deaths,” he said.

“I’m proud we have secured the first conviction of its kind in Wales; this case underscores our shared commitment to protecting wildlife and ensuring that those who breach these laws are held accountable.”

Sentencing | 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.

Nation Cymru

*The use of snares was banned in Wales on October 17, 2023, under the Agriculture (Wales) Act. This made Wales the first UK nation to introduce a total ban on both snares and glue traps.

Snares are wire traps designed to capture animals by tightening around the body, often causing prolonged suffering. They can trap animals indiscriminately, with studies showing a high proportion of non-target species, including pets, are caught.

Animal Torture, England, Livestock Abuse, Physical Violence, South East England, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports, Worst of the Worst

Appledore / Horton Kirby, Kent: Leighton Ashby and Oakley Hollands

February 23, 2026 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2026) | Leighton Ashby, born c. 2003, of Beckett Road, Appledore, Ashford TN26 2DR and Oakley Hollands, born c. 2005 of Mussenden Lane, Horton Kirby, Dartford DA3 8NJ – filmed themselves kicking and beating a ewe before blowing her up with fireworks.

Prosecution of sadistic sheep killers Leighton Ashby and Oakley Hollands from Kent. Image shows police mughtshots of the pair. — Leighton Ashby (left) and Oakley Hollands violently assaulted a sheep, using explosive ‘bangers’ to cause catastrophic injuries to the animal. Source: Sussex Police.

On the evening of 2 November, 2023, Ashby and Hollands, then agricultural students of Plumpton College, East Sussex, drove up to a field near Ditchling Beacon, South Downs. The duo invited classmates Henry Savell and Leila Goodwin-Crisell to join them to see a “dead badger”.

Prosecution of sadistic sheep killers Leighton Ashby and Oakley Hollands from Kent. Facebook image of Leighton Ashby.

The group walked along a public footpath before Ashby and Hollands began to chase a ewe, eventually pinning her to the ground.

Shortly afterwards, Ashby began “swinging [the sheep] from side to side” and kicked her around five times to her head and torso.

When the other witnesses wanted to leave and asked for the car keys, Hollands refused and began to film the incident on his mobile phone.

At one point, the sheep appeared unable to stand due to the blows to her head, with Hollands heard shouting “go on, kill it, kill it, kill it” while laughing in the background.

Explosive devices were then inserted into the mouth and anus of the animal, leaving her severely mutilated with fatal injuries.

Prosecution of sadistic sheep killers Leighton Ashby and Oakley Hollands from Kent. Hollands is pictured outside court.

After the group returned to the college, Ashby was heard to tell Hollands “we need to wait a couple of weeks before we do that again”.

The duo were reported to the police after a female witness requested that Hollands send her the videos. It was also reported to college staff.

Both men have been excluded from the college as a result of their actions.

Analysis of their phones found other disturbing materials, including footage of a dead fox being dismembered and a badger being kicked on Hollands’ device.

Prosecution of sadistic sheep killers Leighton Ashby and Oakley Hollands from Kent. Ashby is pictured outside court.

Describing their actions as exhibiting a “worrying pattern in the mutilation and destruction of animals”, prosecutor Jordan Franks said: “This is not simply about the infliction of pain. It could have been in a different context – violence towards the sheep out of frustration, anger, showing off.

“It is the crown’s case that Mr Hollands can be heard laughing and shouting ‘kill it’. The video of the aftermath shows the blood on his hand, they keep the token of the sheep’s ear tag. There are worrying signs they took a great deal of pleasure in the suffering they caused.”

The court heard that both defendants were of previous good character, with Hollands diagnosed with ADHD and Ashby with autism and learning difficulties.

The pair’s family sobbed as Judge Stephen Gold sent them to prison.

Judge Gold said: “Quite what satisfaction you could deserve from chasing sheep is difficult to understand but you caught a lamb, a Romsey ewe, which you then kicked and beat to death for your own perverse satisfaction.

“The suffering caused to the animal is graphically portrayed in your footage that you took during the attack.

“Ashby carried out most of the violence while Hollands filmed it, presumably so you could both remind yourself of what you had done and show it to others who you thought might be interested or impressed.

Prosecution of sadistic sheep killers Leighton Ashby and Oakley Hollands from Kent. Oakley Hollands is pictured outside court.

“As though that wasn’t enough, you decided to insert fireworks into the lamb to cause further suffering and mutilation of this innocent creature.

“The fact that you both come from farming backgrounds and were studying at Plumpton at the time makes your callous and frankly sadistic behaviour all the more alarming and difficult to comprehend.”

Sentencing |
Ashby: two years in prison.
Hollands: 20 months in a young offenders institution.
Both are banned from caring for animals for ten years (expires February 2036).

KentOnline
BBC News
Independent

Dogs, England, Fox Digging / Badger Baiting, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports, Yorkshire and The Humber

Sheffield, South Yorkshire: Scott and Kirsty Helliwell

January 26, 2026 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2026) | Scott Lee Helliwell, born c. 1972, and Kirsty Louise Helliwell, née Kirsty Fisher, born c. 1981, of 76 Mill Road, Ecclesfield, Sheffield S35 9XQ – used their dogs to persecute wildlife, kept them in squalor and failed to treat their horrific facial ‘fighting’ injuries.

Scott Helliwell pleaded guilty to three animal welfare offences, and three Badger Act offences, while Kirsty Helliwell admitted three animal welfare offences.

The couple, who have strong links to the Shiregreen S5 area of Sheffield, were summoned to court following an RSPCA investigation.

In June 2024, RSPCA officers attended the Helliwells’ home with police and a vet.

They carried out welfare checks on the three dogs, Beau, Toby and Queenie.

The attending vet told the court: “[Queenie] was kept in [an] outdoor kennel with wet floor covered in yellow diarrhoea with fresh blood.

“Large old scarring was present on [Beau’s) lower lip, the lip almost looked like it was torn apart in two pieces.

“Several small scars were present on [Toby’s] muzzle and facial area.”

Video footage presented to the court showed the dogs with eye, facial and paw injuries. Investigators also found several videos showing the dogs attacking badgers and foxes, with no attempts made to stop or control them.

The vet added: “Before the operation I was shown the social media materials involving several dogs being used to hunt for foxes and badgers.

“[Dogs and wildlife] presented in social media materials appear to be injured. Dogs are shown with facial injuries, bleeding and scarring typical for hunting activities.”

In mitigation, the court was told that Scott Helliwell had grown up around “terrier work” and did not set out specifically to target badgers.

The court took into account his early guilty plea, acceptance of responsibility for the offences, and the potential impact of an immediate custodial sentence on his family.

Kirsty-Louise Helliwell’s lawyers told the court that their client worked long hours and had not been involved in the hunting of wildlife, or handling of the dogs.

The court also heard about her personal circumstances, including the impact of the proceedings on her work and health.

During sentencing, magistrates told Scott Helliwell that his behaviour was “sadistic” for which the only appropriate sentence was immediate custody.

Of his wife they said that she had been “complicit in [the dogs’] suffering showing a deliberate disregard for that suffering…because you failed to seek treatment.”

Speaking after the sentencing heaing, the RSPCA said: “Animals deserve to be shown kindness and compassion, and it is extremely upsetting to see the pain and suffering inflicted on wildlife, including badgers and foxes, as well as the harm caused to the dogs owned by the defendants as a result of their actions.

“This case is a testament to the dedication, diligence, and perseverance of all involved, and to the importance of effective partnership working in achieving this outcome. I would like to thank Naturewatch Foundation, the police and the vets for the vital role they played in supporting this investigation.

“Our priority is always to protect vulnerable animals and ensure they are cared for. We hope this sentence serves as a reminder and a deterrent to like-minded individuals who believe that the cruel sport of hunting wild mammals is an acceptable pastime. Such behaviour will not be tolerated.”

Sentencing |
Scott Hellliwell: 46-week immediate custodial sentence; £400 costs plus £187 victim surcharge. Banned from keeping dogs for 12 years (expires February 2038).
Kirsty Helliwell: 200 hours of unpaid work; 25 days of ‘rehab’; £500 costs plus £114 surcharge. Banned from keeping dogs for seven years (expires February 2033).

The Star
Yorkshire Post

Dogs, Fox Digging / Badger Baiting, Organised Animal Crime, South Wales, Wales, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports, Worst of the Worst

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan: Mason Paines

September 13, 2025 misanthropic 2 Comments

CONVICTED (2025) | Mason James Paines, born 27 May 2001, of 3 Pendoylan Close, Barry CF63 1TX – filmed himself setting his terriers on badgers and foxes and shared the footage on social media.

RSPCA prosecution of wildlife killer Mason Paines from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan .Wales - who set terriers on foxes and badgers for kicks. — Mason Paines admitted 12 offences of deliberately injuring or persecuting protected wildlife when he appeared at Cardiff Crown Court.

Paines pleaded guilty to five counts of wilfully injuring a badger under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, one charge of hunting a rat with dogs under the Hunting Act 2004, five offences of causing a dog to fight with a fox, and one of causing a dog to fight with a badger under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

The prosecution was brought by the RSPCA after its Special Operations Unit received evidence from the animal welfare charity Naturewatch Foundation.

The court was shown footage recovered from Paines’ iPhone, including ten clips of dogs attacking badgers and one of dogs killing a fox. In several recordings, badgers could be heard screaming as the animals were set upon, while in another a man’s voice urged the dogs on.

One image shared online showed a terrier with a bloodied muzzle, accompanied by Paines’ comment: “He loves his jam this one.”

Investigators said his social media accounts, including one titled “Terriers days & nights out”, revealed evidence of sustained cruelty.

TikTok footage from November 2023 showed three dogs baiting a badger, two tearing at a badger, and two more killing a fox. Other clips showed animals being attacked during daylight and at night, a practice known as “lamping”.

The court heard Paines claimed he filmed three of the incidents out of shock but made no attempt to intervene.

There were also messages between the defendant and his father on WhatsApp which contained a badger being attacked and screaming in pain.

One message read: “I’m gutted I missed that.”

Two terriers, Fern and Doris, were seized and taken to the RSPCA’s Merthyr Tydfil clinic for medical checks.

An RSPCA spokesperson said: “This case sends a powerful message that illegal persecution of wildlife will not be tolerated, both for the sake of the wild animals targeted and the dogs put at risk in the process.”

Judge Lucy Crowther told Paines that posting the graphic clips to TikTok, Instagram and Facebook was an aggravating feature of the case.

Sentencing | two ten-month prison terms and one two-month term, all to run concurrently. Banned from keeping dogs for ten years (expires September 2035).

Nation Cymru
Wales Online

Dogs, England, Fox Digging / Badger Baiting, Hare Coursing, South East England, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports

Slough, Berkshire: Harry Laflin

August 21, 2025 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2025) | Harry Laflin, born c. 1998, of 23 Thorn Drive, Slough SL3 6SA – set dogs on foxes and deer for TikTok likes.

Tiktoker Harry Laflin from Slough filmed wildlife being killed by dogs for social media likes — Footballer Harry Laflin has been sacked from Knaphill FC following his animal cruelty conviction.

Following an investigation by PC Akers from Thames Valley Police’s Rural Crime Taskforce, Harry Laflin, a professional footballer who previously played for Ascot United FC, Leatherhead FC and most recently Knaphill FC*, was convicted of three offences of hunting wild mammals with dogs. The incidents, which concerned foxes and deer, took place in Buckinghamshire between September and November 2024.

The Taskforce identified Laflin from the the sickening videos he’d uploaded to TikTok.

He was arrested on December 13 2024 in the Slough area and officers from the Taskforce searched his house for evidence of illegal hunting activities.

Laflin faced multiple animal cruelty charges in court.

The defendant initially pleaded not-guilty but changed his plea at the last minute.

The dogs are no longer under the care of the defendant.

Sentencing | fined £2,044 for the hunting offences and ordered to repay court fees of £1,068. No mention of a ban.

Bucks Free Press
Maidenhead Advertiser

*Knaphill FC confirmed in a statement released on 24 August 2025 that Harry Laflin has been let go from the club following his animal cruelty conviction.

Denial of Veterinary Treatment, Dogs, England, Fox Digging / Badger Baiting, Starvation / Malnutrition, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports, Yorkshire and The Humber

Bradford, West Yorkshire: Chevaune Houston

July 31, 2025 misanthropic 1 Comment

CONVICTED (2025) | Chevaune Houston, better known as Chevaune Wood, born 19 September 2001, of Park Road, Low Moor, Bradford BD12 – left a dog to suffer with open wounds.

RSPCA prosecution of Bradford woman Chevaune Houston aka Chevaune Wood, girlfriend of convicted serial wildlife killer Ben Wilson, who failed to treat a Patterdale terrier with bite wounds

Houston, girlfriend of notorious convicted badger baiter Ben Wilson, was prosecuted by the RSPCA in relation to a Patterdale terrier named Rock.

The court heard that police had gone to Houston’s address about an unrelated matter on September 19, 2024.

Officers came across the dog lying in the conservatory on a blood-stained duvet. He was shaking and had two large cuts across his back and a smaller one to the front of his chest. He had neither food nor water.

Houston – who until this point had given no indication that Rock was injured – appeared to be shocked.

She reportedly told officers that one of her other dogs had attacked him at 1am the previous morning – 12 hours earlier – but said she had no idea how badly wounded he was.

When asked if she had taken him to an emergency vet, she said she didn’t want to pick Rock up and hurt him and thought it would be best for a vet to come to her house the next day.

She said she had contacted someone but was unable to provide the officers with any call logs or text messages to that effect.

Police were concerned that Rock was in shock and had been left for 12 hours without seeing a vet.

Officers organised for him to be transferred for emergency treatment.

The RSPCA was alerted and launched an investigation.

The vet who initially treated Rock said he had numerous open wounds and bruising to the neck area.

He was given painkillers, sedated and clipped so his wounds could be cleaned out.

The vet estimated the injuries were at least five days old but likely over a week old.

Rock was then taken to the RSPCA’s Greater Manchester Animal Hospital for further examination and treatment.

The vet there found he had 12 missing teeth and one fractured tooth along with healed scars to his nose and above his left eye.

Full thickness skin wounds seen on the back and front of the dog’s neck were assumed to be the result of bites or puncture wounds.

In his written evidence, the vet at the hospital said: “The open wounds to Rock’s neck region showed signs of a recent, substantial trauma – likely from a bite incident. This would have caused suffering due to pain, swelling and infection.

“With wounds to this extent, I would expect a responsible owner to seek immediate/emergency veterinary attention, due to the extent of the open wounds and bite marks being in an area so close to the major blood vessels in the neck and the airways.”

By October 4, Rock was well enough to be discharged from the hospital and was transferred to the charity’s Leeds, Wakefield & District Branch and cared for by the team for five weeks.

In mitigation the court heard the offence was “out of character” for Houston; she had been a dog owner for some time and an incident like this had never happened before.

RSPCA Inspector Claire Mitchell, who investigated the case, said: “Rock was found in a distressing state having been left for many days with serious untreated wounds and we’d like to thank the police for ensuring he got the veterinary treatment he urgently needed.

“We all have a responsibility to the animals we take on and that includes seeking timely and appropriate veterinary intervention.

“With the right care, Rock came on in leaps and bounds and the fantastic team at our branch-run animal centre at Leeds did a wonderful job to get him back to full health and into a loving new home.”

Three other dogs living at Houston’s address were signed over into RSPCA care by the defendant and have also been rehomed.

Sentencing | 12 month community order with 100 hours of unpaid work; costs of £400 and £114 victim surcharge. Five-year ban (expires July 2030).

Telegraph & Argus

Cats, Dogs, Fox Digging / Badger Baiting, Hare Coursing, Lifers, Mid Scotland & Fife, Physical Violence, Poaching, Scotland, Serial Animal Abusers, Traveller Animal Crimes, Wildlife, Wildlife Crime / Bloodsports, Worst of the Worst

Leslie, Fife: Brandon Robb

July 14, 2025 misanthropic 3 Comments

CONVICTED (2025) | convicted paedophile and serial wildlife killer Brandon Robb, aka Brandon Lee, born c. 1997, of Paterson Cottages, Leslie, Glenrothes KY6 3DZ – filmed his dogs hunting and killing wild animals and domestic cats.

Wildlife and cat killer and child rapist Brandon Robb from Leslie, Fife, Scotland — Child rapist Brandon Robb made dogs hunt and brutally kill wildlife and pet cats.

Robb, who was jailed for seven years for child rape* in June 2025, admitted a catalogue of wildlife offences.

Footage retrieved from Robb’s phones showed his two lurcher dogs being goaded into attacking deer, rabbits, hares, a fox cub, wild birds and domestic cats.

In one clip a cat is filmed desperately trying to hang on to a branch and in another Robb holds up the bloodied body of a cat that had been attacked by his dogs.

In another video a heron is shot with a catapult and a dog ordered to attack it.

Other footage showed two dogs chasing a roe deer and killing it. One dog is also seen with a hare in its mouth.

In other videos, the dogs can be seen with blood on their muzzles and Robb praising them for their actions.

The offences took place between August and November 2022 in woods and farmland in Fife and Kinross, usually at night.

He was caught after he shared the disturbing content to social media with one member of the public reporting him to police..

Items recovered from his home included torches, a pair of binoculars and a hunting knife.

Robb was also convicted of assaulting one of the officers during his arrest.

Police Scotland wildlife crime officer, Con Ben Pacholek, said the crimes were some of the worst he had ever seen.

He added: “Robb boasted about the prowess of his dogs and gloried in the suffering of the animals he ordered them to harm. His actions were despicable.”

Iain Batho, who leads on wildlife crime for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said: “Brandon Robb’s actions had no purpose or motive other than to fulfil his own desire to inflict pain and suffering on innocent animals.”

Robb had 21 previous convictions and had served time in prison for animal crimes.

He was jailed in 2014 after admitting using his dog to hunt a rare piebald deer. This happened while he was awaiting sentencing for another animal crime where he stole 30 ducks from a farm in Fife alongside accomplice Benny Murray.

Sentencing | one-year custodial. Banned indefinitely from owning or keeping animals.

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*The abuse of two girls and a boy – the youngest just eight years old – happened in the town of Leslie, Fife, between 2011 and 2015 when Robb was a teenager.

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