Badgers are a protected species and the council has been granted a licence from Natural England to dig ... holes began to ...
Ch Insp Iain Dixon said: "Badger digging is a cruel and barbaric activity ... digging at the sett with their nets strewn over the exit hole. Booth fled the scene when he saw the officers ...
Grace's injuries have been compared to those found on dogs used for illegal badger baiting and digging A dog found wandering along a country lane with "horrendous" injuries could have been used in ...