Badger hater

Sadism of gamekeeper who encouraged dogs to tear animals apart and posted barbaric videos on TikTok for other sickos

- MARK MCGIVERN Chief Reporter

A BADGER-baiting gamekeeper filmed sick videos to make cash from TikTok, the Record can reveal.

Ryan Martin told investigators that his motivation for the harrowing footage of hunting dogs ripping wild animals apart was cash.

BANN Ryan Martin He intended to produce more content featuring animal torture for the social media platform, in the hope of attracting a huge following among sickos who enjoy sadistic animal cruelty.

The evil 23-year-old escaped with a fine, community service and a five-year ban on keeping animals after admitting his crimes.

One source said: "Ryan Martin was posting videos on TikTok and encouraging people to watch them.

"He was brazenly stating on captions that the level of barbarity on them was so extreme that they were illegal.

"But rather than feel shame at his actions, he told investigators that he could make an income from TikTok if he grew the audience.

"He stated this as mitigation for his crime - but any normal person would surely believe that making money from such a sick pursuit would make things worse."  Martin, of Marykirk, Aberdeenshire, now faces losing income made from the breeding and training of gun dogs, which he did from his cottage.