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Allan Chard retweeted
🚨 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗬 | 𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗡 𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗘, 𝟲𝟰, 𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗡𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗔𝗡 — 𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥, 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗
A defenceless dog was struck twice over the head with a hammer, stabbed through the chest and left to die in agony. Her owner then concealed her body in woodland.
Glenn Tweedie, 64, initially told Scottish SPCA inspectors that his black Labrador, Caillie, had been euthanised by a vet because she was suffering pain linked to her reproductive cycle.
But when an inspector said he would verify the story with the vet, Tweedie admitted he had killed her himself, claiming he could not afford the veterinary bill.
His own account was horrifying. He struck Caillie twice over the head with a hammer, leaving her conscious and in extreme pain, before stabbing her through the chest with a large knife. He had aimed for her heart but pierced her lung instead.
A post-mortem found no evidence of the reproductive-system pain he had claimed she was suffering from. The evidence indicated that her suffering began when he attacked her. The stab wound caused catastrophic blood loss, leaving her to bleed to death.
Afterwards, he put Caillie’s body in a bag and took her to nearby woodland. Her remains were discovered at the bottom of a ditch, hidden beneath branches.
His other Labrador, Jura, was seized and taken into Scottish SPCA care.
On 28 October 2026, Tweedie was sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. He received a lifetime ban on keeping animals, a 12-month Restriction of Liberty Order and an 18-month supervision order. No prison sentence was imposed.
The Scottish SPCA inspector described it as the most upsetting case he had encountered in three years, calling it “the most eye-wateringly violent conduct towards a completely innocent pet”.
Caillie endured repeated blows, a fatal stab wound and a prolonged death. Her body was then hidden in a ditch. Yet her killer walked away without a prison sentence.
How is the public supposed to have confidence in animal cruelty sentencing when a case involving this level of violence ends without immediate imprisonment?
Source UKACF.
Allan Chard retweeted
SHE WANTED FOOTAGE OF A MOTHER MONKEY BEING KILLED WHILE HER BABIES WATCHED. ⚠️
NOW SHE HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON.
Her name is Natalie Herron. Court reporting recorded her searching for that footage in messages about monkey torture.
On 10 June 2025, she received a two-year, three-month prison sentence after admitting possessing and distributing obscene material depicting animal torture.
Now, the Daily Record reports she has been released after serving just over half of that term.
Look at what investigators uncovered.
1,084 images and videos of monkey torture on her phone.
Around 4,000 WhatsApp messages she had sent discussing the abuse and her hatred of the animals.
Herron became an administrator in the network and shared hundreds of images and videos.
One reported message read:
“I am shocked how easily the drill went through the skull, it was like butter.”
A living animal’s suffering, reduced to something to discuss in a chat.
The wider network paid people in Indonesia to torture and kill monkeys on camera. Among the animals were babies taken from their mothers. People online voted on how they should suffer.
Their pain had an audience.
Their torture had a market.
Police said Herron’s actions contributed to the animals’ suffering. Even the investigators described this as one of the most horrific cases they had handled.
Our previous post covered Bartosz Poklek, jailed on 9 October for his role in organising monkey torture and offences involving child sexual abuse images. His convictions underline why scrutiny of these networks matters.
Every person who commissions, funds or circulates torture helps sustain the demand for another animal to suffer.
Accountability must reach everyone who keeps that trade alive.
Twenty-seven months was Herron’s sentence. The reported time served deserves scrutiny.
How seriously are we treating cruelty this deliberate?
Share this. Outrage must not end when the headline disappears. Neither should accountability.
#SpeakForThem #AnimalCruelty #Accountability #OnlineSafety
Allan Chard retweeted
I really give up. Everything is a lost cause. Just no hope. The EU has sanctioned the killing quota of 132,000 EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVES - one of the most endangered bird species of our time. They won't stop until it is extinct. Disgraceful and unforgiveable
Allan Chard retweeted
Finally caught up with Birding with Bill Oddie on BBC Iplayer this evening - and to my surprise and delight THE WHOLE OF SERIES 2 is up there! Enjoy Shetland, Farmland, Heathland, London and Trinidad & Tobago as well as Bill’s Beginnings! Nostalgia fest! Please RT.
Allan Chard retweeted
These subhuman filth live at 20 Market Ztreet, Paddock HD1 4RU, they tortured a young dog for months and he ultimately died after being euthanised by a vet on humane grounds after being sealed in a car for hours in 30c heat, they were filmed bringing his half dead body into the property.
This is following a previous history of leaving numerous dogs chained up to starve.
We've been told they're moving out in less than a week, one of their vehicles is a black Ford Focus, FP15 CTK and a black Mercedes VK61 NUB
Allan Chard retweeted
🚨 ANIMAL CRUELTY CONVICTION: FRANCIS (FRANK) CROFT, 63, BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER M9
A geriatric dog beaten so violently he had to be put to sleep — and the court gave this man just a THREE‑YEAR ban.
This case is obscene. It is insulting. And it is yet another example of the UK’s broken sentencing system for animal cruelty.
THE VICTIM: GEORGIE, 21 YEARS OLD
Georgie was a frail, elderly Staffordshire bull terrier, described as a kind‑hearted creature who simply pottered around the house.
He had lived with his owner since he was just weeks old. He was family.
On 16 March, Georgie was subjected to a vicious, sustained attack inside a flat in Blackley.
🔴 THE ATTACK
Witnesses saw Francis Croft:
— Kick Georgie, causing him to yelp in pain
— Beat him with a wooden mop handle
— Strike him repeatedly with an ashtray
— Leave him motionless, bleeding from the head
A vet later confirmed Georgie had suffered:
— A skull fracture
— A traumatic brain injury
— Injuries so severe that the only humane option was euthanasia
Croft later bragged that he had “done Brad’s dog”.
⚖️ THE COURT HEARING
Croft claimed Georgie bit him — yet:
— He never mentioned this to police
— There was no evidence
And even if it had happened, the judge said it offered no justification whatsoever
Croft, said to be a chronic drug user, pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.
❗ THE SENTENCE
Jail time: 3 years and 9 months
A THREE‑YEAR ban on keeping animals
A three‑year ban for a man who beat a geriatric dog so brutally that his skull fractured.
This is not protection.
This is not deterrence.
This is not justice.
A man who already owned a dog was given a ban so short he’ll legally be allowed another animal before long — despite demonstrating cruelty, sadism, and a total disregard for life.
This case highlights, yet again, the urgent need for:
— Lifetime bans for serious cruelty
— Sentencing that reflects the gravity of the harm done.
Source UKACF.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk/…
Allan Chard retweeted
Paige Williams and her partner ran Fur & Filly petcare in West Midlands. They were entrusted on a professional contract for 4 weeks to look after a families two pets, they singled out one of the dogs little Ayrton, not even two years old.
Kicking, shouting, tethering him to a tree with water just out of his reach, when he playfully jumped at them they proceeded to beat him with a lease.
51 clips of abuse the dogs suffered at the hands of this beast of a woman and her partner.
140 hours community service and 7 year ban, thats what the court thought. So we think that just like obi and his fake pet sitting crays hill pet sitters she deserves to be named in her local community and known as an abuser of innocent animals who cant speak up.
Just imagine how many others shes hurt, whose owners didn't have cameras.
#saveapaw
Allan Chard retweeted
Giant Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna being landed in Port Isaac in Cornwall today. Disgusting to see these incredible fish that have only recently returned to British waters being killed for well heeled diners in expensive Cornish restaurants
Some great Dragonflies and Damselflies yesterday at the famed Canvey Island Ditch - loads of Southern Migrant Hawkers, Ruddy Darters, Southern Emeralds and Willow Emeralds
Petition: We call upon the Senedd to reject any badger cull in Wales. petitions.senedd.wales/petit…
Allan Chard retweeted
James Quirke threw sandwich crumbs to pigeons in Boston, Lincolnshire. Two enforcement officers then walked up to him, told him they had filmed him, and that he had committed an offence.
James was fined £100.
Yet those that torture animals in the UK usually get a slap on the wrist! 😡😡
Allan Chard retweeted
Huge respect to Paul Powlesland who is willing to risk prison to clean up our rivers @paulpowlesland @Telegraph
For the past three months, Paul Powlesland has been a marked man – pursued by anonymous officials at England’s Environment Agency for the unlikely crime of cleaning a river without a licence
Powlesland tells The Telegraph that, if they were able to put him in prison, he would serve his sentence, "then I would come out and I would do exactly the same thing again" ⤵️
telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
Allan Chard retweeted
A Perth woman who was seen strangling her puppy because she was fed up with it destroying her belongings has been handed a suspended jail sentence.
Lani Beattie, 23, was filmed by a passerby standing over 'lifeless' Roxy in the backyard of her Beckenham home on October 13 last year.
The witness called police and RSPCA WA after seeing the one-year-old dog tied to a carport pole with a rope around her neck.
They told The West they heard the staffy-kelpie cross puppy as it yelped, screamed, choked and struggled.
The witness reportedly also saw Beattie strangling Roxy with a second rope before suspending the puppy by the neck as she tried to escape.
Beattie told police she didn't want Roxy anymore because the dog was 'chewing up all my s***' and frustrated her.
Roxy was left with bruising, swelling, bleeding in her right eye, and behaviour consistent with psychological harm, examinations at a vet revealed.
She has since recovered after being removed from Beattie's care and rehomed by RSPCA WA.
Beattie appeared at Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday, where the RSPCA WA prosecutor said it was an example of 'wicked' and 'sustained' cruelty.
Magistrate Michelle Harries called the behaviour 'abhorrent'.
The facts are in my view serious ... They are facts you should be very ashamed of,' she said.
Beattie was convicted of animal cruelty and sentenced to six months and 14 days in prison.
The order was suspended for 12 months with supervision and program requirements.
She was also banned from owning or caring for animals for five years and ordered to pay more than $1,600 to RSPCA WA.
