A FATHER and son have been jailed for taking part in ‘vile and barbaric’ dog fighting.
Ian Draper, 47, of Sylvester Close, Burford, was jailed for 20 weeks and disqualified from handling dogs for life at Swindon Magistrates’ Court yesterday after he admitted seven charges, including a breach of a previous 10-year ban on keeping dogs.
His son Danny Draper, 25, formerly of Butterworth Street, Swindon, was jailed for 12 weeks after admitting his part in the dog fighting. He was also disqualified from handling dogs for 15 years.
Speaking after the case RSPCA inspector Kirsty Withnall said: “It is a vile and barbaric sport.”
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