North East is named crime capital for wildlife cruelty
The Journal | (2)
Originally published on the splash in The Journal
Hundreds of offences against animals have made the North East the wildlife crime capital of the country.
Figures obtained by The Journal show that more than one in eight offences against animals in the UK took place in the Northumbria Police area.
Over a 12-month period there were 737 offences in the Northumbria Police area, including badger baiting, illegal hunting, poaching, bat persecution and hare coursing.
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