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Animals

Including poaching, livestock, misuse, miss treatment and strays

  • Theft of pigeons at Ware
    Theft of pigeons at Ware
    William Godfrey and Henry Goodey, both young boys, were guilty of stealing the pigeons.
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  • Theft of wire netting at Brocket Hall
    Theft of wire netting at Brocket Hall
    Harry Wyndham, a labourer, in the employ of Lord Mount Stephen at Brocket Hall, Hatfield, was charged with stealing 40 yards of wire netting.
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  • They're all a bunch of rats
    They're all a bunch of rats
    The rats just kept eating the food growing on his allotment - there was a financial reward for rat tails.
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  • This little piggy....exposed carcasses
    This little piggy....exposed carcasses
    Robert Cook was summoned for permitting the carcasses of five small pigs to be exposed on a manure heap.
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  • Three horses, overloaded, couldn't pull the weight
    Three horses, overloaded, couldn't pull the weight
    Henry Dowding and John Cowling, both of Poplar, were each fined a guinea for overloading 3 horses whilst pulling a load between Bengeo and Hoddesdon.
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  • Throw some light on the case !
    Throw some light on the case !
    No rear light on the cart results in a fine of 4 shillings (20p)
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  • Traffic cops 1909/10
    Traffic cops 1909/10
    Four different instances of how to break the law whilst in charge of a horse and cart. These court cases were all reported in the Hertfordshire Mercury in one week. We can see our local Constabulary had traffic and road safety problems to deal with, although in 1909, motor cars were rare and transport still relied heavily on horsepower.
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  • Tring's second police station (1866-1914)
    Tring's second police station (1866-1914)
    History of Tring police station.
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  • Unlawful possession of pheasants' eggs
    Unlawful possession of pheasants' eggs
    Alfred Huckle, of Mill Green, Essendon, was summoned for having in his possession five pheasants' eggs.
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  • Unlucky farmer suffers 2 offences in 2 days
    Unlucky farmer suffers 2 offences in 2 days
    George Sinclair, a farmer of Essendon had two offences committed on his land in as many days.
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  • Very little sleep for 22 weeks
    Very little sleep for 22 weeks
    Frederick Byatt, of Flamstead End, was summoned for not having proper control of a horse and cart.
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  • Very obliging rabbits
    Very obliging rabbits
    John Harrington, of Burford Place, Hoddesdon, a labourer, was charged with being "a suspected person in charge of game" and using obscene language.
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  • Wartime farming
    Wartime farming
    How Hertfordshire helped with food production
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  • Where do you attach the light ?
    Where do you attach the light ?
    John Gould was fined for driving horses, at night, without a light.
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