Man who filmed his dogs killing wild animals jailed

Daniel Taylor made videos of his dogs ravaging deer, badgers, foxes and pigeons he had hunted. Skulls, tails, antlers and decomposing heads were found at his property during a search by police. The 32-year-old, from Nottinghamshire, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. A police warrant at Taylor’s address found a hoard of 15 deer skulls, 14 fox tails, two deer heads, two sets of antlers, and a bag of wire snares.

PC Mark Holland said it was some of the most distressing and vile footage he had seen. Many of the videos were filmed around Clumber, Thoresby and Welbeck estates. Taylor admitted four charges of causing unnecessary suffering to protected animals. He was disqualified from owning, keeping or controlling dogs for life.

His dogs and quad bike were also permanently seized from him. Judge Mark Watson said Taylor’s behaviour was ‘sadistic’ and ‘revelled in the suffering’ The incident took place in the early hours of Monday morning. The incident is not thought to have been a result of a road accident. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.

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