Monday, September 01, 2008

Wild bird offences bring driving ban

A man found guilty of illegally keeping wild birds in his garden shed has been banned from driving for four months by a district judge.

Police and RSPCA investigators found 22 linnets, goldfinches and chaffinches at his property in Margam, Port Talbot.

Bobby Jenkins, 59, ran a small business buying and selling birds.

District judge Jill Watkins said as he was on benefits and a "man of limited means" she would punish him with a driving ban as a deterrent to others. She also ordered him to pay £1,000 towards the prosecution costs.

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