On 14 November 2022 witnesses saw Reid attack the unnamed dog in Sidwell Street, Exeter.
He pleaded not guilty but was convicted after a trial. No information in relation to the condition or fate of the victim is available.
Sentencing | 12-month conditional discharge’ costs of £100. No mention of ban.
Folland and Bowes were filmed by hunt saboteurs as they blocked entrances to badger setts at Chulmleigh, Devon, in November 2019.
Bowes was convicted of two offences, and fined £940.
Folland was fined a total of £732 for one offence.
Both men, from the Eggesford Hunt, said the setts were inactive at the time of the incident, but Deputy District Judge Roderick Hine ruled they were in use.
Bowes, who was a kennel man, told the court he was there to “humanely dispatch” a fox which had gone to ground.
Terrier man Folland, with 45 years’ experience, said Bowes laid nets to “bolt the fox in the net to be humanely destroyed”.
Judge Hine said their convictions were based on the grounds of “recklessness rather than deliberate interference”, and said they failed to carry out proper inspections of the setts as they were in a “hurry to get the fox out”.
Greg Gordon, prosecuting, told the court that four hunt monitors were watching the Eggesford Hunt when they filmed the two defendants in woodland.
He said both men were trying to flush out a fox and the footage showed them blocking the entrance to the setts with earth, debris and nets.
Alex West, defending both men, said Folland had made a mistake and said the conviction for Bowes would be significant as he still works in the hunting sector.
Witnesses saw Jewell, who has previous convictions for being drunk and disorderly and criminal damage, roughly handling the eight-year-old Staffy, Tyson, in Exeter city centre between April 15 and April 24, 2020.
Tyson was also seen on CCTV being manhandled by his owner, with RSPCA officers identifying Jewell from the images.
After the charity spoke to Jewell, Tyson was checked by a vet – and an untreated wound on his neck had swollen by 8cm.
The wound had ulcerated, and the dog had developed necrosis on the wound.
Jewell was told that he caused unnecessary suffering to an animal he was supposed to be protecting.
He had also failed to act on the fact Tyson had been injured, breaching the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
Sentencing: six- month community order, with ten rehab activity days; £300 costs. Three-year ban on keeping dogs (expires March 2024).
Hughes admitted two offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006: one of causing unnecessary suffering to a dog named Lily and another of failing to meet her needs.
An RSPCA officer rushed Lily to a vet but sadly her condition was so serious she didn’t make it.
RSPCA Inspector Marije Zwager, who investigated, said: “This was a frustrating and saddening case where a dog was left to suffer without the care she desperately needed.
“Lily was in a shocking condition when we saw her, it would have been obvious to anyone looking at her she was in need of urgent care.
“Those who own animals have a responsibility to look after them and ensure health conditions are dealt with promptly by a vet to avoid their pets suffering. It is never acceptable to ignore an animal in need.”
Sentencing: Eight weeks in custody, suspended for twelve months, for each offence to run concurrently. Total of £365 costs and charges. Disqualified from keeping animals for 10 years (expires October 2028).