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Sick gamekeeper used dogs for bloody fights and let people pose with dead animals
jailed for eight months after it came to light he had been using his dogs for fights and sharing images of people with dead animals.Rhys Davies, 28, was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to four dogs under his care and keeping or training dogs for the purposes of animal fights.When handed his sentence he was also slapped with a 15-year ban on gamekeeping at Forfar Sheriff Court in Scotland on Monday.READ MORE: Escaped giant tortoise 'too heavy to lift' halts UK trains as stuck on tracks The sicko had been living in Wales and working in Scotland in 2019 before he was taken down, WalesOnline reports. Following a tip-off, the Scottish SPCA searched Turnabrae house on Millden Estate in Angus after receiving information that he was using his animals to fight and bait wild animals.In May 2019 he sent off 50 photographs to be printed containing severely-injured dogs and people posing with dead animals.The investigators found 11 dogs at the property in outbuildings and a vet confirmed that they had both historic and fresh injuries on them.They said that the injuries were most likely caused by fighting with wild animals like badgers and foxes.Badger DNA was found on a collar there.Lola, a Patterdale terrier, was found to have fresh injuries around her jaw while Pip, another Patterdale, had older chest and facial scarring.Davies’ phone was found to contain discussions about the fights and the treatment of injuries sustained.Mike Flynn, Scottish SPCA chief superintendent, said: “All of the hallmarks of a person involved in animal fighting can be found in this case.
