The USPCA has told BBCSpotlightNI there are about 150 people actively involved in animal baiting in Northern Ireland
The Spotlight programme features a dog who was rescued from a badger sett after a hunting incidentThe USPCA has told BBC Spotlight its intelligence indicates there are 150 people actively involved in animal baiting in Northern Ireland.
Baiting badgers is illegal because badgers are a protected species while foxes have no legal protection. For Exposed: Hunting With Dogs, BBC Spotlight joined USPCA investigators in September as they monitored alleged animal baiters, ending up in a remarkable location.
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