CONVICTED (2022) | serial wildlife criminal Mark Joseph Bond, born 26 February 1983, of 63 Mayfair Avenue, Maidstone ME15 6BZ. Mark Bond with wife and mother of his two young children, Gemma Bond. Bond, who has clear links to another wildlife persecutor from Loose, Jimmy Price, was given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of killing a fallow deer and causing unnecessary suffering to his dog Vegas, who he used for hunting. Mark Bond told a friend he thought Vegas’ jaw would “drop off” if he carried on hunting with her. Picture: RSPCA Magistrates told the married father-of-two he had a “total disregard” for Vegas’s well-being after messages he sent a friend revealed she had two holes in her jaw after being sent underground to hunt. Bond, a director of his family’s business JRB Fabrications Ltd and roofer with sister company JRB Roofing Ltd, said he hadn’t taken Vegas to the vets but was treating her himself by cleaning the wound and giving her anti-inflammatories and antibiotics. He admitted he’d been “ratting and rabbiting” before but had denied killing the fallow deer. His lawyer, Amy Hazlewood, told the court that her client now accepted his guilt, but was “remorseful”. Hazlewood said that “it is a hobby which got out of hand.”, adding “since that day he has never engaged in the hobby.” But Bond was slammed by magistrates for hunting for his “own gratification”, before being told: “It is clear from the evidence who and what you are.” Probation officer Andrew Wood said any custodial sentence would mean “heartbreak” for Mr Bond’s young family, including both his children aged under 10. During the two-day trial magistrates were shown chilling videos of badgers and boars being attacked by dogs and stabbed. Videos included dogs attacking a boar, a badger and a deer, with the boar letting out a high-pitch squeal as it was stabbed by an unknown person. The court also saw a picture of Bond posing with a dead boar, which prosecutor Richard Reynolds claimed was a “trophy” image. He also claimed Bond stabbed the animal after setting three dogs on it. But Bond denied this, saying the boar was shot on land with the permission of the owner and was different to the animal filmed being stabbed. In October 2019, RSPCA chief inspector William Mitchell visited Bond at his then home in Mayfair Avenue, Loose. His five dogs were in kennels at the property while a fridge was found packed with meat and five skulls, thought to belong to deer. A hunting knife and tools used for hunting were found in his van. Magistrates told sick Bond: “It is clear from the evidence who and what you are.” Bond gave evidence about injuries his terrier Vegas had sustained, as well as messages he sent on WhatsApp boasting about killing a deer. He bragged his dog Vinnie killed a deer but when questioned by Mr Reynolds said the messages were just “a joke” and “banter” as friends would mock Vinnie’s hunting skill. One read: “I’m out lamping now, Vinnie just got a fallow,” while in another he said he’d be “eating venison” for a week. He was cleared of other charges during his trial in April 2022 including stabbing a boar, and killing a badger and another deer. He appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court on 20 May 2022 while his wife Gemma Bond, clearly standing by him, sat in court. Sentencing | 90-day prison term for causing unnecessary harm to a dog with 60 days for killing the fallow deer, the terms were suspended for 18 months; 250 hours of unpaid work; 10 rehabilitation sessions; £1422 in costs and charges. 10-year ban on keeping dogs. Deprivation order for Vegas and three other dogs. Kent Live