RANGERS footballer James Tavernier has wed in a plush ceremony days after coming under heavy fire over the cruel and illegal practice of dog ear-cropping.

The right-back shared two images of the big day on his Twitter page on Monday.

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The first showed the new Mr and Mrs Tavernier walking up the aisle hand-in-hand under a shower of confetti.

The second shows the couple happily posing with their two children.

The 26-year-old captioned the images: “M R & M R S T A V E R N I E R ❤ C O M P L E T E.”

“I’d like to say thank you for all your kind wishes 🙌 We really appreciate them!! Much love 👊,” he later added.

The wedding came on the day ex-Rangers star Richard Foster married singer Amy Macdonald in a lavish Las Vegas ceremony.

The wedding came just days after the Evening Times reported how Tavernier was heavily criticised over the cruel ear-cropping procedures he has had carried out on his dogs.

The 26-year-old runs a site called Designer Bullies UK. He posted images of puppies with their ears chopped off onto the business’ Instagram page - and those against the horrific practice inundated the player with critical messages.

The backlash also prompted the Scottish SPCA to speak out.

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A special investigations unit chief inspector with the animal welfare charity described how the team didn’t have a single American bully in its care two years ago.

The inspector added: “However, we’re now seeing a worrying increase in the number of these dogs seized as a result of our investigations. The recent increase is entirely down to the current trend to own these dogs as a status pet.

“In the UK, any surgical procedure carried out for purely aesthetic purposes is illegal. Ear cropping is one of these procedures.

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“A common misconception is that these dogs are bred for fighting, but that’s not the case. The intensive breeding of these dogs in order to create the barrel-chested, heavily muscled, wide gaited bully of today has led to them becoming a sought-after breed which can be sold for in excess of £10,000.

“New breeders are popping up across Scotland and carrying out these backyard-butcher type procedures in order to increase the value of these pups.”