• A Sunderland man has been arrested and his three dogs taken away.
• Officers responded to reports of poaching close to Richmond, North Yorkshire.
• Police discovered a disrupted badger sett and a dead badger near the town.

As part of the investigation into badger baiting, a Sunderland man has been detained and his three dogs have been taken away.

According to North Yorkshire Police, on Wednesday, officers responded to reports of poaching close to Richmond.

According to the police, they discovered a disrupted sett and a dead badger.

The man, who is in his 20s and is from the Sunderland area, was detained on suspicion of violating a dog control order, stealing a cell phone, and a wildlife offence.

The man’s three dogs, according to the police, were all hurt, one of which had deep neck wounds.

The RSPCA provided care for all three pets.

A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “The prompt response from Richmondshire’s Neighborhood Policing Team and further investigations at the scene have led to a man being arrested on suspicion of a number of different offences.

“When we investigate reports of rural crime, it can often lead to other crimes being detected, such as animal cruelty, theft or motoring offences. We’d always encourage anyone who has information to come forward and share it with us. As this case and others shows, we do act on it and we do take it very seriously.”

In the meantime, the detained individual was released on bond.

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