A child aged 14 is suspected to be among at least 150 criminals involved in the dark underworld of badger baiting.
The comment was made during the launch of a USPCA report exposing this organised criminality and cruelty across Northern Ireland.
Video footage of a barbaric bait stunned Stormont ’s packed long gallery to silence as the cries of a badger being torn to shreds by dogs on the orders of their owners rang out.
