the social scum that surrounds me
Posted: June 3, 2005, 1:46 pm
does anyone remotely understand the mindset of people like this? i would like some insight, cause i got nothin.
Sick badger baiter snared
Court urged to take tough stand after video horror
By Lisa Smyth
01 June 2005
A Co Down man faces the possibility of a £10,000 fine and three months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a "horrific attack" on a defenceless badger.
Police and wildlife experts welcomed the conviction yesterday of 30-year-old Martin Titterington of Rathgael Road in Bangor and called for the court to impose the maximum sentence possible for his part in the sadistic destruction of a badger sett and mauling of a wild animal in Cloughy in February 2004.
Titterington was brought before the court after he was identified from footage secretly filmed by a member of the public, which showed him holding the badger as it was savaged by two dogs and then kicking it as it lay injured on the ground.
The USPCA launched a manhunt following the discovery of the disturbing film and, at Ards Magistrate's Court yesterday, Titterington pleaded guilty to baiting a wild animal and disturbing a protected animal - charges which carry a maximum fine of £5,000 each and up to three months imprisonment.
A retired wildlife liaison officer for the PSNI, and one of the people responsible for bringing Titterington to justice, Martin Mason, was in court yesterday and called for Titterington to be dealt with severely for the "horrific attack".
Commenting on the case, USPCA chief executive Stephen Philpott said: "The savagery meted out by Mr Titterington to the badger is not an isolated incident.
"The USPCA is witnessing a marked increase in the barbarities of badger baiting and dog fighting.
"It is our hope the court will deal with the perpetrator in a manner that reflects the degree of mercy showed by him to the unfortunate badger."
Titterington had been expected to contest the charges before him but, at the last minute, he changed his plea to guilty, which prevented the details of the sickening attack being read out in court.
Due to the serious nature of the charges, the magistrate postponed sentencing until June 27 to allow time for pre-sentence reports to be prepared.
fuckin despicable.
its like a girl claiming rape when it was consensual. scummy scummy bastards.
Sick badger baiter snared
Court urged to take tough stand after video horror
By Lisa Smyth
01 June 2005
A Co Down man faces the possibility of a £10,000 fine and three months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a "horrific attack" on a defenceless badger.
Police and wildlife experts welcomed the conviction yesterday of 30-year-old Martin Titterington of Rathgael Road in Bangor and called for the court to impose the maximum sentence possible for his part in the sadistic destruction of a badger sett and mauling of a wild animal in Cloughy in February 2004.
Titterington was brought before the court after he was identified from footage secretly filmed by a member of the public, which showed him holding the badger as it was savaged by two dogs and then kicking it as it lay injured on the ground.
The USPCA launched a manhunt following the discovery of the disturbing film and, at Ards Magistrate's Court yesterday, Titterington pleaded guilty to baiting a wild animal and disturbing a protected animal - charges which carry a maximum fine of £5,000 each and up to three months imprisonment.
A retired wildlife liaison officer for the PSNI, and one of the people responsible for bringing Titterington to justice, Martin Mason, was in court yesterday and called for Titterington to be dealt with severely for the "horrific attack".
Commenting on the case, USPCA chief executive Stephen Philpott said: "The savagery meted out by Mr Titterington to the badger is not an isolated incident.
"The USPCA is witnessing a marked increase in the barbarities of badger baiting and dog fighting.
"It is our hope the court will deal with the perpetrator in a manner that reflects the degree of mercy showed by him to the unfortunate badger."
Titterington had been expected to contest the charges before him but, at the last minute, he changed his plea to guilty, which prevented the details of the sickening attack being read out in court.
Due to the serious nature of the charges, the magistrate postponed sentencing until June 27 to allow time for pre-sentence reports to be prepared.
fuckin despicable.
its like a girl claiming rape when it was consensual. scummy scummy bastards.
