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NORTH AND MID WALES
PERSONS
CONVICTED 12
TOTAL
CONVICTIONS 32
Investigating officer:
RSPCA Inspector
Fred Armstrong
Defendant:
Female 37, unemployed
Offences:
Animal Welfare Act 2006 s4
Pleas:
Guilty
Total convictions:
Two
Sentence:
Disqualified from keeping
animals for five years;
£220 fine; £200 costs.
Prosecuted by:
Cyril Jones & Co Solicitors
Investigating officer:
RSPCA Inspector
Andy Broadbent
Defendant:
Male 51, farmer
Offences:
Animal Welfare Act 2006 s4
Pleas:
Guilty
Total convictions:
Seven
Sentence:
Disqualified from keeping
horses for five years; 24 weeks'
imprisonment suspended for
two years; £1,500 costs.
Prosecuted by:
Tudur Owen Roberts Glynne
& Co Solicitors
Two young female Staffordshire bull terriers were
found, virtually bald, suffering from severe, chronic
skin conditions.
Mia and Neeka were underweight
and had mange on their skin that
affected their entire bodies. Both
had lost all their fur, apart from
small tufts on the backs of their
necks. Each dog's skin appeared
thickened and had folds, indicating
they had suffered from the
condition for a long time. Both
also had sores on parts of their
skin, some of which were bleeding.
At times the dogs bit themselves.
The dogs would have experienced
constant and severe itching. Their
lack of hair had contributed to
significant discomfort, in both hot
and cold weather, as there was no
protection for their skin.
A vet had told their owner, on
previous occasions, that her dogs
were suffering from demodetic
mange that required ongoing
veterinary treatment. She had
failed to keep appointments,
denying the dogs their muchneeded care.
Both dogs recovered after
antibiotic treatment and have
been successfully rehomed.
North and Mid Wales
A leading shire horse breeder was disqualified from
keeping horses for five years after allowing his
animals to suffer 'shocking' neglect.
RSPCA Inspector Andy Broadbent
first became aware of the
situation after a vet had been told
about a horse that was collapsed,
but alive, in a field. The threeyear-old
shire horse was found
in a very poor condition and was
euthanased on veterinary advice.
There were approximately 100
horses on the farm, and the vet
found around half of them were
in lower than expected body
condition; varying from slightly
underweight to extremely thin.
Dead horses and foals could be
seen lying in the mud. The 18
horses in the poorest condition
were removed.
The breeder had allowed this
desperate situation to develop
by taking on too many horses;
there was no supplementary feed
available and scarcely enough
grazing in the fields for them to
eat over the winter.
Within a month of the breeder
accepting help most of the
horses still on the farm were
in an acceptable condition.
Mia when found (left) and
Neeka, after treatment and recovery.
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