Antis Dug Up A Sett

[leethedog 3,071]

If said reinforced set is on private land isn't it a case of criminal damage to rip up any land with a digger without permission????? And if permission was granted isn't the land owner or Tennant responsible for willfully damaging disturbing a bagger set????

If said reinforced set is on private land isn't it a case of criminal damage to rip up any land with a digger without permission????? And if permission was granted isn't the land owner or Tennant responsible for willfully damaging disturbing a bagger set???? If like said they have skimmed several feet off the surface could you not virtually guaranty they have broken through some pipes in the process

Edited August 26, 2015 by leethedog

[rob284 1,678]

They have interfered with tubes as they have removed the original entrances and replaced them with flexi pipe connecting to the original tubes

[taz2010 1,297]

they can do ya for walking over a set,a mate of mine was walking over a set with dogs on lead and was caught with hidden camera never had any gear with him and was charged and fined for disturbing a set so no they cant skim the top of and if farmers were caught on with machinary near a set they to would be done read the definition of disturbing a set,you only have to be within metres of it to be disturbing it

[Onlyworkmatters 1,584]

Someone should report it to the relevant authorities, see where it goes

[Welsh_red 4,307]

If it was to be used as a example in court they would need a record of it. phone police and say someone is up to something in the area with concretd and diggers in the dead of night so police have to attend and log it . Then their will be a incident number or something.

[chris87 297]

I cant believe what i am reading , i must be still asleep lol . F****ng loons !!!

[MickyB 327]

Seems like its a common thing to do they call it reinforcing sets, surely this is still illegal as its still interfering? Check below link and scroll down.

 

http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00Ref/bookscontents/rspca-problems_with_badgers/4_ProtectingAndWatching.htm

[terryd 8,045]

surely no different than nipping over the wall and concreting your neighbours lawn over in the night

[jcb 271]

Who pays for all this

[Keepbordersworking 103]

There's a project going on next to the raith interchange near strathclyde park were they have had to bulldozer right through two badger setts as far as I know they trapped the badger and are in a sanctuary until work is finished and two artificial badger setts are to be built this project is compulsory and the farmer who's land the setts are on is being billed £7000 to replace the badger setts. These wildlife punters are comedians.

[fat man 4,740]

By removing the top layer of soil of the sett they are disturbing the sett and whatever resides within same as if you put a lamp on a river after dark you can be prosecuted for disturbing fish even though you are not actually touching them.A friend of mine some years back was done for disturbing a badger sett because he bolted a fox from it,he had dead fox as evidence but they still done him and no evidence of badger in the earth.

[whippet 99 2,613]

the environment agency are licenced by defra too make what they call the hotels , a lot of money goes into them

[Francie 6,362]

Why don't you phone the police on these maniacs

[lurchers 2,598]

If they are not working with defra or the environmental agency there are disturbing an active set which is illegal.

[foxdropper 17,092]

Facts lads please ,lets not let the truth get in the way of a good story .You cannot get your collar felt for walking over a sette with dogs ,in fact the accidental act of a terrier entering a sette is not unlawful either as it happens but digging into a tube to retrieve it is plus the act of disturbing a badger .The wording of the badger act states it is an offence to interferre with the sette .This concerns the sette within and not surround and applies as stated to anywhere a badger resides .There are guidelines from defra as to how far anyone can work around it including driving posts in the ground so as not to break through .Entrances are covered by this act so by sticking pipes in they are breaking the law .I would be informing police if it were near me and finding out who did it ,someone would talk .