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Chicken excrement is entering the River Wye
The Environment Agency faces new allegations of neglect of the River Wye after a project by a conservation group found effluent and contaminated waters at free-range egg farms flowing directly into watercourses.
Northwich man banned from keeping animals after admitting to dog fighting
A Cheshire man has been sentenced after admitting causing dogs to fight with badgers and foxes.
Bird rescuer kept animals in 'filthy' conditions
The owner of bird rescue centre has been given a lifetime ban from keeping animals after inspectors found dozens of dead and injured wild birds there.
Rare otter filmed bathing and home-building
A European otter, rare to southern England, has been captured on video bathing and home-building in a stream in a town centre park.
The secretive mammal was spotted fishing in the waterway, which runs through Holywells Park in Ipswich.