Portions of the 16th-century Craignethan Castle in Scotland were shut down last week after a less-than-friendly badger holed up there and refused to leave. Historic Environment Scotland, which manages ...

This isn’t the badger in question. It was much angrier (Picture Getty) A badger got so angry in a tunnel under a Scottish castle that it was closed off for a week – and the raging beast actually ...

Investigators hope gruesome video footage and shocking photos may lead them to the heart of Scottish badger baiting rings. The Scottish SPCA picked up two dogs they believe were dumped after the Daily ...

A TWISTED badger baiter who forced dogs to take part in a brutal fight has been banned from keeping animals for life. Sicko Robert King, 33, trained three dogs to fight so aggressively one had to be ...

A "very angry badger" has left a castle in Scotland after causing carnage in its cellar tunnel. Craignethan Castle, in Lanarkshire, had to shut its Cellar Tunnel to the public from midday on Thursday ...

Vicious badger baiters goad their dogs to tear apart a squealing animal, in video released in a bid to track down the culprits. The harrowing footage shows the badger fighting for its life as it's ...

The Scottish SPCA is caring for five badger cubs at its National Wildlife Rescue Centre near Alloa. The first to arrive was a two-week-old female cub found by a member of the public in woodland in ...

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A 16th-century Scottish castle noted for its impressive defences has proved to be no match for a "very angry badger". Craignethan Castle in South Lanarkshire, south-east of Glasgow, was breached by ...

The Scottish SPCA is caring for five badger cubs at its National Wildlife Rescue Centre near Alloa. The first to arrive was a two-week-old female cub found by a member of the public in woodland in ...

The first to arrive was a two-week-old female cub found by a member of the public in woodland in Inverness last month. It is thought the cub had been dragged away from her sett by another animal. The ...