Wiltshire Council has successfully prosecuted and fined a Wiltshire bird keeper for failing to comply with Avian Influenza Prevention Zone requirements.Wiltshire Council has successfully prosecuted and fined a Wiltshire bird keeper for failing to comply with Avian Influenza Prevention Zone requirements.Ryan Davy, aged 45, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty …
Animal Welfare
Livestock haulier guilty of causing injury to young calves
A livestock haulier who transported 35 calves from a farm in Dorset to a slaughterhouse in Wiltshire has been found guilty of causing them unnecessary suffering. John Edward PRITCHARD (aged 47) from Shaftesbury appeared before Weymouth Magistrates Court on Wednesday 5 April for sentencing having previously pleaded guilty to two …
Animal welfare
Some areas of the South West are highly rural and as such, farming is widespread. Trading Standards (TS) have a part in supporting such businesses, but also in monitoring and enforcing a huge number of animal welfare regulations. The control of animal diseases is one of the more challenging areas …
Farmer Disqualified from Keeping Animals After Causing Unnecessary Suffering
Allen Hall, aged 53, of Bulley Lane, appeared before Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court on Monday November 14, 2022, to be sentenced. He had previously faced the charges brought by Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards service at a hearing on 7 September 2022, when he pleaded guilty to the offences. Magistrates sentenced …
Dairy farm fined £52,000 for cruelty to cows
A West Dorset dairy farm has pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a cow and a calf by failing to care for them, along with a series of other offences relating to conditions on their farm. Ireosa Ltd, who operate Higher Kingston Russell Farm near Winterborne Abbas, appeared at …
Farmer Prosecuted for Causing Unnecessary Suffering to Animals
A farmer from Churcham, in the Forest of Dean, has admitted 30 offences relating to animal welfare and disease control. Allan Hall, aged 53, of Bulley Lane, appeared before Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 7th September 2022, to face charges brought by Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service. The Court …