A cow has lived to tell the tale after wandering on to a road and being hit by three vehicles.

At about 9.45am on Saturday 12 February a woman was walking her Labrador cross dog on its lead near The Fields, Donnington when it was attacked by a German shepherd dog which was off-lead.

The court heard he caused suffering to dogs and horses by failing to explore and address the causes of the animals poor condition.

North Wales Police (NWP) say there was also evidence of “badger persecution”.

The dog had bitten a lamb after getting free from its lead.

Birds & badgers that had been illegally shot were also located by the flying camera devices, while two suspects were found and detained by Derbyshire Roads Policing unit with assistance from Derbyshire Police Dogs Team.

Three Doncaster poachers have been convicted after being found guilty of hunting with dogs which saw a deer savaged to death

Criminals from Grangetown / Southbank & Guisborough were using vehicles and following on foot to kill livestock / deer and damaging fencing / gates to gain access to livestock belonging to the landowner. Pheasants also being taken regularly.

An adapted shotgun, crossbows and flashbang grenades were seized during a police raid on a Kent home.

Officers searched the Canterbury property after suspicions were raised about the owner of the house.

The man, who is in his 30s, was arrested on Sunday 6 March on suspicion of theft after a one-year-old French Bulldog was stolen on Elgar Avenue on Thursday 3 March at around 12.20pm.

The rural crime team at Gloucestershire Constabulary have thanked the public after recording a considerable success in their fight against hare coursing.

The owner of a French Bulldog has been reunited with her beloved pet after it was stolen yesterday (Thursday 3 March).

#OpNightwatch patrol this evening in #Rural areas.

'The taskforce will make the Thames Valley a hostile place for anyone looking to commit rural crime'

There have been 18 incidents involving animals and two reported dog thefts in West Yorkshire in the last 24 hours, police revealed.