A 37-YEAR-OLD man who organised illegal dog fights using foxes, badgers and deer as opponents has been convicted of abuse under new animal cruelty laws.
Andrew Mullen, of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, pled guilty at Lanark Sheriff Court to keeping five dogs for the purposes of animal fighting.
He was also found to have 340 photographs on a laptop showing dogs fighting with foxes, badgers, deer and other dogs. The offences took place between January 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010. Mullen is among the first offenders in Scotland to be tried under section 23 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act.
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