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Gamekeeper who filmed animal fights for TikTok spared jail
Date of alert:
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Crime Ref:
Force:
Police Scotland
The Scottish SPCA is disappointed a gamekeeper who filmed animal fights and shared them on TikTok and Snapchat has been spared jail.
Ryan Martin, 23, orchestrated bloody fights between his three dogs against wild animals, including badgers and foxes.
Throughout the clips uploaded online, Martin can be heard encouraging the dogs - Storm, Beau and Boss - to attack.
Martin was snared after the Scottish SPCA and Police Scotland were alerted to his crimes.
The dogs were taken to a vet to be examined and found to have injuries consistent with animal fighting
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