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Sunderland poacher made 'barbaric' fox attack films | Sunderland poacher made 'barbaric' fox attack films |
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A poacher who made videos of his whippet killing wild foxes has been jailed for 18 weeks. | A poacher who made videos of his whippet killing wild foxes has been jailed for 18 weeks. |
Arron Crighton, 21, shared graphic films on social media showing his dog Jet attacking foxes "for sport". | Arron Crighton, 21, shared graphic films on social media showing his dog Jet attacking foxes "for sport". |
Jet, who was injured but did not receive treatment, has been re-homed. Crighton admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and hunting a wild mammal with a dog. | Jet, who was injured but did not receive treatment, has been re-homed. Crighton admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and hunting a wild mammal with a dog. |
South Tyneside magistrates banned him from keeping animals for 10 years. | |
PC Peter Baker, of Northumbria Police, said: "The photographs and videos that Arron Crighton made were incredibly distressing and graphic. | PC Peter Baker, of Northumbria Police, said: "The photographs and videos that Arron Crighton made were incredibly distressing and graphic. |
"It is clear that he not only showed a total disregard for the welfare of these animals, but took satisfaction from filming this barbaric and criminal activity." | "It is clear that he not only showed a total disregard for the welfare of these animals, but took satisfaction from filming this barbaric and criminal activity." |
He said Crighton was caught after a concerned member of public saw the videos and contacted police. | He said Crighton was caught after a concerned member of public saw the videos and contacted police. |
One film included footage of a dog fighting with a fox and a person appearing to hold the fox down with their foot. | One film included footage of a dog fighting with a fox and a person appearing to hold the fox down with their foot. |
A second video showed two dogs with their jaws locked around the fox's neck and body, while a picture was also taken showing Crighton and others holding a dog which had a bloodied fox in its mouth. | A second video showed two dogs with their jaws locked around the fox's neck and body, while a picture was also taken showing Crighton and others holding a dog which had a bloodied fox in its mouth. |
In a raid on his home on Kismet Street, Sunderland, officers found his phone contained hundreds of photos and videos showing the attacks and subsequent injuries. | In a raid on his home on Kismet Street, Sunderland, officers found his phone contained hundreds of photos and videos showing the attacks and subsequent injuries. |
When asked why he had done it, Crighton responded "for sport", a police spokesman said. | When asked why he had done it, Crighton responded "for sport", a police spokesman said. |
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