Badger baiting dog thug's jail sentence reprieve sparks animal welfare fury
badgers had his jail sentence quashed.Two injured lurchers were rescued from Conran Connor’s home but it’s feared another dog used in fights died.Earlier this year, a sheriff sent Connor to prison for 21 weeks.But now the Sheriff Appeal Court in Edinburgh has overturned that sentence and ordered Connor, 21, of Wishaw, Lanarkshire, to do 130 hours of unpaid community work instead.Last night, an undercover Scottish SPCA inspector said: “We are disappointed Connor Conran’s custodial sentence has been revoked." It was one of the most harrowing cases of animal cruelty our team has dealt with.’Connor admitted keeping dogs for fighting, causing them to fight badgers and asking another man to film the gruesome activity.Jailing him, Sheriff Mhairi