In March 2017, officers from the Environment Agency were conducting a routine walkover of the Aylesford stream catchment area when they discovered high levels of sediment in a small tributary accompanied by a smell of...
On 1 October 2018 new regulations come into force, which provide for the licensing of persons whose work involves selling animals as pets, providing or arranging boarding for cats or dogs, hiring out horses, breeding dogs or...
General Licences permit a range of activities to control wild birds where necessary to prevent serious agricultural damage or disease, preserve public health or safety and to conserve flora and fauna, including other wild...
On 12 February 2015, Mr Ian Sleightholm, a grouse moor gamekeeper, appeared for trial at Northallerton Magistrates Court, charged with illegal use of a cage trap, taking a wild bird, namely a crow, and failing to meet the...
General Licences permit landowners and other authorised users to carry out a range of otherwise illegal activities to control certain wild birds where necessary to prevent serious agricultural damage or disease, preserve...
Regina v Ivan Peter Crane - Appeal against Conviction Nottingham Crown Court – 12 July 2012 On 12 July 2012, Ivan Crane appeared before His Honour Judge Tony Mitchell and two magistrates at Nottingham Crown Court, to...
The Act was hailed as a revolutionary step forward in animal welfare law and, for once, parliament appears to have got it right, says Tim Ryan When it came into effect nearly five years ago, the Animal Welfare Act 2006...