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Verwood man to appear in court after dog 'kills chicken'
Date of alert:
Saturday, 20 May 2023
Crime Ref:
Force:
Dorset Police
A MAN is due in court accused of setting his dog on a chicken.
As part of a hare coursing investigation, police have been shown evidence said to show a man intentionally set his dog on a chicken.
The chicken was killed as part of the attack and, following enquiries, a 20-year-old man from Verwood was interviewed for animal cruelty offences, according to Dorset Police’s rural crime team.
He has now been issued with a postal requisition to appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, May 31 for offences under section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (unnecessary suffering).
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