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Despite having been illegal for over 170 years, badger baiting has continued in a clandestine manner throughout Britain and Ireland until the present day. In February 2009, the Sunday Times reported that badger-baiting is practised by "hardcore terrier men" who are internationally organized, and that a new breed of dog - a Patterdale Terrier cross - is gaining popularity among baiters. The Sunday Times has also reported that there is little attention on the part of the Irish government towards animal cruelty in general. The report led to a police operation in Ulster in which a number of dogs were seized, but no arrests were made.
In Ireland, the NPWS has secured ten convictions for the illegal persecution of badgers in the last 20 years.
Badger baiting is currently believed to be on the rise according to animal welfare organizations.
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