Return of expenditure incurred and prosecutions taken under the Animal Health Act 1981 and incidences of disease in imported animals for the year 2015
Presented to Parliament pursuant to section 80 of the Animal Health Act 1981.
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ANNUAL RETURN
ANNUAL RETURN MADE UNDER SECTION 80 OF THE ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 1981
This statutory return is required to be made and laid before Parliament in accordance with Section 80 of the Animal Health Act 1981 and includes only data relating to England and Wales.
The Scottish Government Rural Directorate will compile a separate report.
The Report covers prosecutions taken under the Animal Health Act 1981 and other animal health and welfare legislation.
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CONTENTS
ANNUAL RETURN
TABLE 1 Convictions achieved under the Animal Health Act 1981 and other animal health and welfare legislation by local authorities in 2015 5
TABLE 2 Compensation paid for animals slaughtered to prevent the spread of animal diseases in 2015 6
TABLE 3 Number of imported animals and birds landed and found to be affected by a notifiable disease in 2015 6
ANNEXES Annex 1 Details of Convictions achieved 7
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TABLE 1
CONVICTIONS ACHIEVED UNDER THE ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 1981 AND OTHER ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE LEGISLATION BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN 20151
Convictions Policy area achieved:
Animal By-Products 35
Biosecurity (including animal gatherings) 0
Cattle Identification, Movement and Records 19
Sheep & Goat Identification, Movement and Records 6
Pig Identification, Movement and Records 2
Disease Control and Standing Regime Controls 5
Welfare on Farm (including Medicine Records) 35
Welfare during Transport 8
Welfare at Markets (and other places of sale) 3
Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs 0
Bovine Tuberculosis 8
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 2
Imports/Rabies 4
Equine Identification/Horse Passports 7
Feed Hygiene 1
1 This return is compiled from information supplied to APHA by local authorities using Defra form AH134.
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TABLE 2
COMPENSATION PAID FOR ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF ANIMAL DISEASES IN 2015
Type of disease Amount (£):
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy¹ Nil
Bovine Offspring Cull (BOC)¹ £727
Cohort Cull¹ £11,963
Scrapie¹ £450
Compulsory Scrapie Flocks Scheme² NIL
Bovine Tuberculosis £44,780,000
Notifiable Disease £168,854
TOTAL GROSS COMPENSATION £44,961,994
Less receipts from salvage of carcasses:
Bovine Tuberculosis £11,900,000
TOTAL NET COMPENSATION PAID £33,061,994
Notes All figures have been rounded up to the nearest pound (£). ¹ This compensation is paid under Regulations made under the European Communities Act. ² Compensation paid under this Scheme was first included in this report in 2006.
TABLE 3
NUMBER OF IMPORTED ANIMALS AND BIRDS LANDED AND FOUND TO BE AFFECTED BY A NOTIFIABLE DISEASE IN 2015
Type of Countries Ports of Type of Methods of Legislation Number animal of origin landing disease disposal
N/A N/A Nil N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Annex 1
DETAILS OF CONVICTIONS ACHIEVED
Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
Cheshire East Anthony Ronald Movement of cattle to non-permitted The Tuberculosis Date of Hearing: 12/01/2015 Council Kirkham destinations/in contravention of (England) Order 2007 Place: Chester Crown Court Ridley Farm Ridley, bovine TB controls, and movements Disease Control Plea entered: Guilty Tarporley, Cheshire within 6 day standstill period (England) Order 2003 Penalty: 4 months imprisonment (11 offences in total) (serving a minimum of 2 months)
City of London British Airways Transporting a dog in a way that The Welfare of Animals Date of hearing: 24/03/2015 Corporation Cargo caused, or was likely to cause, (Transport)(England) Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Carrus Building, unnecessary suffering (size of Order 2006 Plea entered: Guilty Heathrow Airport transport container) Penalty: £1000 Hounslow, TW6 2JS Costs: £676
City of London United Continental Transporting a dog in a way that The Welfare of Animals Date of hearing: 24/03/2015 Corporation Airlines caused, or was likely to cause, (Transport)(England) Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Building 550, unnecessary suffering (size of Order 2006 Plea entered: Guilty Shoreham Road, transport container) Penalty: £2500 East Hounslow, Costs: £796 Middlesex, TW6 3UA
City of London Lufthansa German Transporting a dog in a way that The Welfare of Animals Date of hearing: 24/03/2015 Corporation Airline caused, or was likely to cause, (Transport)(England) Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Building 557, unnecessary suffering (size of Order 2006 Plea entered: Guilty Shoreham Road, transport container) Penalty: £1500 West Heathrow Costs: £726 Airport, London
City of London United Continental Transporting a dog in a way that The Welfare of Animals Date of hearing: 24/03/2015 Corporation Airlines caused, or was likely to cause, (Transport)(England) Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Building 550, unnecessary suffering (size of Order 2006 Plea entered: Guilty Shoreham Road, transport container) Penalty: £1000 East Hounslow, Costs: £676 Middlesex, TW6 3UA
Cornwall Council Andrew John Appeal against Disqualification Section 34 of the Date of Hearing: 06/01/2015 Arnold under Section 34 of the Animal Animal Welfare Act Place: Bodmin Magistrates Court Ramtor, Welfare Act 2006 2006 Plea entered: Appeal against Rosenun, Liskeard, Appeal for termination of disqualification PL14 3QE disqualification imposed Penalty: Appeal not upheld Costs: £400
Cornwall Council Thomas James 11 offences of causing unnecessary Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 19-23/01/2015 Collins suffering to cattle, sheep and pigs. 2006 Place: Truro Magistrates Court Paul Anthony Additional offences for failing to Plea entered: Not Guilty Collins meet the needs of cattle, sheep Penalty: 100 hrs community order; Trenoweth Farm, and pigs life-time full bans for cattle, sheep and Gweek, Helston, pigs – no appeal for 5 years; 4 month Cornwall custodial sentence suspended for 2 years Costs: £24,000
Cornwall Council Michael Selwyn Failure to dispose of 2 sheep Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 22/04/2015 Hart carcasses (Enforcement) Place: Truro Magistrates Court Trevarren Farm, Causing unnecessary suffering (England) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty Caerhays, Cornwall, to sheep 2013 Penalty: 18 weeks imprisonment; 5 year PL26 6LP Animal Welfare Act full ban from keeping all farm animals; Failed to meet the needs of pigs Costs: £960 and sheep 2006 Feed (Hygiene Appeal Hearing: 14/05/2015 Failure to provide clean housing Place: Bodmin Magistrates Court to chickens and Enforcement) (England) Regulations Plea entered: Appeal on sentence 2005 Result: Full sentence upheld
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Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
Derbyshire Gerald Huw Causing unnecessary suffering to Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 29/01/2015 County Council Thomas a sheep 2006 Place: Derby Magistrates Court Hawksworth, Plea entered: Guilty Moor Grange, Penalty: £280 Shardlow, Costs: £400 plus Victim’s Surcharge Derbyshire £28
Derbyshire Stephen Edward Failed to collect, identify and Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 02/04/2015 County Council Buxton transport ABP material (ovine, (Enforcement) Place: Derby Magistrates Court Breach Cottage, bovine and porcine) without undue (England) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty Sudbury, delay under conditions which 2013 Penalty: £3500 Derbyshire prevented risks to public and animal Costs: £750 plus Victim’s Surcharge: health £120 Failed to hold carcases of two cattle in such a manner as to prevent access by birds and other animals as required
Derbyshire Brian Geoffrey Failed to collect, identify and Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 02/04/2015 County Council Buxton transport ABP material (ovine, (Enforcement) Place: Derby Magistrates Court (see above) bovine and porcine) without undue (England) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty delay under conditions which 2013 Penalty: £3500 prevented risks to public and animal Costs: £750 plus Victim’s Surcharge: health £120 Failed to dispose of a bovine carcase by a permitted route, namely by feeding to dogs and burning the remainder
Ceredigion David Geraint Fed pigs with catering waste or feed Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 11/06/2015 County Council Davies material containing or derived from (Enforcement) Wales Place: Aberystwyth Magistrates Court Dolau, catering waste Regulations 2014 Plea entered: Guilty Llanilar, Ceredigion, Penalty: £750 SY23 4NS Costs: £500 costs and victim surcharge of £76
Cumbria County Peter Richardson Destroyed the body of five bovine Transmissible Date of Hearing: 11/03/2015 Council Bonnie Mount, animals that must be tested for Spongiform Place: Carlisle Magistrates Court Edenhall, Penrith, BSE by feeding them to his pack of Encephalopathies Plea entered: Guilty CA11 8SR hounds before they had undergone (England) Regulations Penalty: £600 sampling at an approved site 2010 Costs: £2126.30 plus Victim surcharge As an operator of a collection centre Animal By-Products £30 supplying material to a final user, (Enforcement) namely meat to his pack of hounds, (England) Regulations failed to treat the said meat by 2013 failing to stain meat correctly. Failed to record and keep animal by-products records
Cumbria County Messrs C Dent Failure to TB test cattle as required The Tuberculosis Date of Hearing: 08/04/2015 Council (partnership) by a notice (England) Order 2007 Place: Carlisle Magistrates and Carlisle Bridge End Farm, Failure to carry out such steps as Animal Health Act 1981 Crown Court Kirkby Thore, would ensure that bovine carcasses Plea entered: Guilty Cattle Identification Penalty: £42,000 Penrith, eligible for TSE testing were Regulations 2007 CA10 1UZ correctly sampled and tested Costs: £7,500 Animal By-Products Failure to register and records (Enforcement) bovine animal deaths and (England) Regulations movements as required by 2011 legislation Transmissible Failure to record and maintain Spongiform animal by-product records Encephalopathies A further 613 offences were taken (England) Regulations into consideration on sentencing – 2010 all covered by offences summarised above
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Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
East Sussex Miss Clare Cotton Unnecessary suffering and duty of Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 03/02/2015 County Council The Retreat, care offences. 2006 Place: Brighton Magistrates Court Limes Lane, Also animal by-products and cattle Animal By Products Plea entered: Guilty Buxted, TN22 4PB identification discrepancies Regulations 2005 Penalty: Lifetime ban – goats/sheep/ pigs/cattle. Cattle ID Regulations 16 week custodial sentence suspended 2007 for 6 months. Animal Health Act 1981 Costs: £150 costs plus £80 victim Welfare of Farmed surcharge. Animals Regulation 2007
Hampshire Mr Luke James Failed in duty of care towards Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 29/04/2015 County Council Bonner bovine animals – lack of adequate 2006 Place: North Hampshire Magistrates drinking water, failure to protect from Animal By-Products Court injury, failure to carry out specific (Enforcement) Plea entered: Guilty stockmanship tasks as required by (England) Regulations Penalty: Disqualification Order – good practice that may have led 2013 Disqualified from owning, keeping or to compromised welfare standards participating in the keeping of sheep (failure to attend to overgrown Cattle Identification and cattle for 5 years hooves) Regulations 2007 Costs: £1,000.00 Failure to dispose of sheep Sheep and Goats carcasses without undue delay (Records, Identification through an approved disposal route and Movement) (England) Order 2009 Failure to record and report cattle deaths correctly Failure to replace cattle ear tags that had been lost or become illegible, and a failure to apply ear tags to new-born bovines within the prescribed timescales. Failure to report sheep movements correctly
Herefordshire Mr Clive Williams Failure to dispose of dead sheep Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 23/01/2015 Council 2 Seabourne carcasses and burnt sheep bones (Enforcement) Place: Hereford Magistrates Court Cottages, by an approved disposal route (England) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty Madley, 2011 Penalty: 1 month suspended sentence Herefordshire, (for 2 years) HR2 9PL Costs: £500
Kent County Marcel Szamko Illegal landing of dog into GB Non Commercial Date of Hearing: 27/01/2015 Council Movement of Pet Place: Canterbury Magistrates Court Animals (England) Plea entered: Heard in absence Regulations 2004 Penalty: £200 Rabies (Importation of Costs: £378 + £20 Victim Surcharge Dogs, Cats and other Mammals) Order 1974 Animal Health Act 1981
Kent County Jose Ramalhao Illegal landing of 1 dog and 1 cat Non Commercial Date of Hearing: 27/01/2015 Council Carvalho into GB Movement of Pet Place: Canterbury Magistrates Court Animals (England) Plea entered: Heard in absence Regulations 2004 Penalty: £150 Rabies (Importation of Costs: £500 + £20 Victim Surcharge Dogs, Cats and other Mammals) Order 1974 Animal Health Act 1981
Kent County Arpad Godla Illegal landing of 4 dogs into GB. Animal Health Act 1981 Date of Hearing: 30/06/2015 Council Non Commercial Movement of Pet Place: Canterbury Magistrates Court Animals (England) Regulations 2004 Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 2 years conditional discharge Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats Costs: £520 + £15 Victim Surcharge and other Mammals) Order 1974
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Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
Leicestershire Richard Palmer Failure to take reasonable steps to Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 28/05/2015 County Council Hose Lodge, ensure the needs of pigs and calves 2006 Place : Leicester Magistrates Court Canal Lane, were met, to the extent required by Welfare of Farmed Plea entered: Not Guilty Long Clawson, good practice, namely the need to Animals (England) Penalty: 26 weeks imprisonment and Leicestershire protect them from pain, suffering, Regulations 2007 lifetime disqualification from keeping injury and disease and to provide a farmed livestock suitable environment Costs: £80 victim surcharge Failure to prevent a calf and a pig from unnecessarily suffering Failure to provide pigs with a sufficient quantity of fresh drinking water, minimise contamination of feed and water, provide a dry lying area, ensure appropriate veterinary care
Monmouthshire B.E. Baker & Sons Moved a bovine animal onto Animal Health Act 1981 Date of Hearing: Original 23/09/2013 County Council Ltd a holding without the required POCA: 08/05/2015. Kemeys, licence whilst under TB restrictions. Place: Cardiff Crown Court Commander, 11 Charges with a further 79 taken Plea entered: Guilty Usk, into consideration. Penalty: POCA £112,800 Monmouthshire The Tuberculosis (Wales) Order 2 year conditional discharge on all 2010 offences. Costs: £13,000
North Yorkshire Ian Stuart Causing unnecessary suffering Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 19/05/2015 County Council Lancaster to a bovine, a sheep and pigs. 2006 Place: Northallerton Magistrates Court Rosedene, Failed to collect, identify and Animal By Products Plea entered: Guilty Carthorpe, Bedale, transport animal by-products, (Enforcement) Penalty: 3 year conditional discharge North Yorkshire, including a calf carcass via an (England) Regulations and disqualified from keeping animals DL8 2LH approved disposal route 2011 for 20 years apart from dog. Prohibited from managing a food business for 20 years. Costs: £500
North Yorkshire Richard Graham Failure to dispose of animal Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 06/05/2015 County Council Robinson by‑products (pig carcasses and (Enforcement) Place: Harrogate Magistrates Court Howe Hill Farm, cattle/pig bones) via an approved (England) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty Upper Dunsforth, disposal route 2013. Penalty: 12 month community order & North Yorkshire, Failure to comply with an animal Animal Welfare Act 120 hours unpaid work YO26 9RX by-products notice issued by an 2006. Costs: £1,000 plus Victim Surcharge: £60 authorised person Welfare of Farmed Causing a pig to suffer Animals (England) unnecessarily Regulations 2007 Failure in duty of care towards pigs Cattle Identification and cattle in that a safe environment Regulations 2007 was not provided Failure to comply with ear tag identification requirements for cattle
Pembrokeshire Aled Morgan Causing unnecessary suffering to Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 17/02/2015 County Council Brynhyfryd, and failing in duty of care towards 2006 Place: Haverfordwest Magistrates Court Penffordd, cattle and pigs Animal By Products Plea entered: Guilty Clynderwen Animal by-products offences (Enforcement)(No2) Penalty: Disqualification from keeping/ owning all animals for 7 years. 300 Failure to report, and late reporting (Wales) Regulations 2011 hours unpaid community work. of, information required under cattle Costs: £2446.76 plus Victim Surcharge: identification requirements Animal By Products £60 Failure to report pig movements (Enforcement)(Wales) 2014 Failure to present a calf for TB testing and moving in contravention Cattle Identification of bovine TB rules (Wales) Regulations 2007 Pigs (Records, Identification and Movements)(Wales) Order 2011 The Tuberculosis (Wales) Order 2010
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Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
Rhondda Cynon Kleran and Luke Failure to dispose horse carcases The Animal by-products Date of Hearing: 19/02/2015 Taff County Price without undue delay (Enforcement No2) Place: Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court Borough Council Hendre House, Failure to transfer ownership (Wales) Regulations Plea entered: No Plea Ynysybwl details and record deaths on horse 2011 Penalty: £6000 passports as required The Equine Costs: £3197 plus Victim Surcharge: Identification (Wales) £300 Regulations 2009
Sheffield City Lisa Morgan Failure to comply with horse Horse Passport Date of hearing: 23/04/2015 Council 35 Byron Road, passport rules in relation to transfer Regulations 2009 Place: Sheffield Magistrates Court Maltby, of ownership Plea entered: Guilty Rotherham, Penalty: £155 S66 7AL Costs: £118.79
Staffordshire Christopher Burton Failure to register as an animal Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 20/05/2015 County Council 22 Stavely Way, by-products operator with the (Enforcement) Place: Stafford Magistrates Court Gamston, competent authority prior to (England) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty Nottingham, commencing activities 2013 Penalty: 12 month conditional NG2 6QR Failure to implement and maintain discharge compliance checks at animal by- Costs: £2,000 plus Victim Surcharge: product storage facility as required £15 Failure to conduct all operations associated with an animal by- product collection, transport and storage facility in line with legal requirements Failure to complete correct documentation and maintain a record of animal by-products consignments
Staffordshire Stephen Clowes Failure in duty of care towards Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 03/06/2015 County Council Pool Hall Farm, bovine animals – in particular the 2006 Place: Stafford Magistrates Court Bradnop, Leek, protection from pain and suffering Animal By-Products Plea entered: Guilty Staffordshire, through lameness, the provision of (Enforcement) Penalty: £3,600 ST21 6AG dry lying areas, the maintenance of (England) Regulations Costs: £1,500 plus Victim Surcharge concrete yards and passageways so 2013 £45 as to protect animals from injury Horse Passport Failure to dispose of animal (England) Regulations by‑products (bovine carcass and 2009 pig bones) via an approved disposal route without undue delay and failed The Welfare of Farmed to prevent access to carcass by Animals (England) birds and animals pending removal Regulations 2007 Failure in duty of care towards donkeys Failure to correctly change ownership details on horse passports as required Failure in duty of care towards pigs – failed to protect from injury
City and County Andrew Bradnum Failure to identify six horses in line Equine Identification Date of Hearing: 10/12/2014 of Swansea 5 Waldorf Court, with legislation (Wales) Regulations Place: Swansea Magistrates Court Blaenymaes, 2009 Plea entered: Guilty SA5 Penalty: £235 Costs: £475
City and County Phillip Flavin Failure to identify six horses in line Equine Identification Date of Hearing: 03/12/2014 of Swansea 44 Rheidol Ave, with legislation (Wales) Regulations Place: Swansea Magistrates Court Clase, 2009 Plea entered: Gulity SA6 7JY Penalty: £1200 Costs: £300
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Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
West Berkshire Martin Gerald Caused unnecessary suffering to Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 18/06/2015 Council Alderman sheep by failing to treat infected and 2006 Place: Newbury Magistrates Court ulcerated feet and failing to provide Animal By-Products Plea entered: Guilty a supply of fresh drinking water (Enforcement) Penalty:12 Months community service Failure to ensure that animal (England) Regulations order – 200 hours requirement by‑products were disposed 2013 Costs: £500.00 plus £60 Victims of without undue delay via an Surcharge approved route and that access to animal and birds was prevented pending removal
Wrexham JN Skelland Failure to apply ear tags to bovines Cattle Identification Date of Hearing: 28/05/2015 County Borough Willington Cross Failure to register births with British (Wales) Regulations Place: Wrexham Magistrates Court Council Farm, Cattle Movement Service 2007 Plea entered: Guilty Willington, Malpas, Tuberculosis (Wales) Penalty: £3350.00 Failure to maintain cattle movement Costs: £970.00 Cheshire, records Order 2010 SY14 7NA Failure to TB pre-movement test Animal Health Act 1981 Failure to notify British Cattle Animal By Products Movement Service of cattle (Enforcement) movements Regulations (Wales) 2014 Failure to dispose of animal by‑products via an approved disposal route
Wrexham Fatti Acun Killing without prior stunning and The Welfare of Animals Date of Hearing: 28/05/2015 County Borough 19 Richmond restraining in an inappropriate at the time of killing Place: Wrexham Magistrates Court Council Gardens, manner (Wales) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty Chirk, Wrexham, 2014 Penalty: £430.00 LL11 45BF Costs: £222.000
Wrexham Cumalia Acun Killing without prior stunning and The Welfare of Animals Date of Hearing: 28/05/2015 County Borough 19 Richmond restraining in an inappropriate at the time of killing Place: Wrexham Magistrates Court Council Gardens, manner (Wales) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty Chirk, Wrexham, 2014 Penalty: £590.00 LL11 45BF Costs: £230.00
Wrexham Haydar Ayhan Killing without prior stunning and The Welfare of Animals Date of Hearing: 28/05/2015 County Borough 40 Llys Road, restraining in an inappropriate at the time of killing Place: Wrexham Magistrates Court Council Oswestry, manner (Wales) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty Shropshire 2014 Penalty: £160.00 Costs: £220.00
Wrexham Ismail Arslan Killing without prior stunning and The Welfare of Animals Date of Hearing: 28/05/2015 County Borough 25A West View, restraining in an inappropriate at the time of killing Place: Wrexham Magistrates Court Council Chirk, Wrexham, manner (Wales) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty LL14 5HN 2014 Penalty: £75.00 Costs: £220.00
Barnsley Keith Allen Transporting bovines without Welfare of Animals Date of Hearing: 09/10/2015 Metropolitan 41 Vine Street, carrying required documents (Transport) (England) Place: Sheffield Crown Court Borough Council Norton, Malton, Failing to provide information as Order 2006 Plea entered: Appeal against original North Yorkshire to details of driver to competent sentence (4 months suspended YO17 9JD authority sentence plus £11,769.36 fine/costs) Penalty: 4 months imprisonment Causing unnecessary suffering to bovine animals
Bradford JG Pears (Newark) Failed to transport animal Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 04/09/2015 Metropolitan Ltd by‑products in a leak-proof container (Enforcement) Place: Bradford Magistrates Court District Council Bellavista Farm, Failed to identify the category of (England) Regulations Plea entered: Not Guilty Penistone, animal by-products being carried 2013 Penalty: £7600 S36 9FN Costs: £5000
Bradford Venlo Transport Failed to transport animal Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 07/10/2015 Metropolitan Services by‑products in a leak-proof container (Enforcement) Place: Bradford Mags Court District Council BV Expiditeursweg 6, (England) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty 5915 PD, 2013 Penalty: £2000 Venlo, Costs: £1900 Netherlands
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Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
Buckinghamshire Mr David Nutt Failure to notify competent authority Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 23/07/2015 County Council 77 Deanway, with information relating to the (Enforcement) Place: High Wycombe Magistrates Chalfont St Giles, operation of an animal by-products (England) Regulations Court Bucks, HP8 4JY establishment 2013 Plea entered: Not Guilty Failure to produce documents when Penalty: 12 month community service requested to do so by an authorised order – 150 hours requirement person Costs: £1230
Ceredigion William Arthur Failure to dispose of 200 sheep Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 14/09/2015 County Council Edwards carcasses via an approved disposal (Enforcement) (Wales) Place: Aberystwyth Magistrates Court Cwmnewidion Uchaf, route Regulations 2014. Plea entered: Guilty Devils Bridge, Causing unnecessary suffering to Animal Welfare Act Penalty: Disqualified for keeping sheep Ceredigion, ten sheep 2006. for 7 years, SY23 4RP Community Service Order of 240 hours Failure to comply with provisions of unpaid work, 6 months imprisonment – animal by product notices issued by suspended for 2 years an authorised person Costs: £3000 plus Victim Surcharge Failed in duty of care towards sheep of £80
Ceredigion Merfyn Evans Failure to report bovine births and Cattle Identification Date of Hearing: 14/10/2015 Place: County Council Gilfachreda Farm, deaths to British Cattle Movement (Wales) Regulations Aberystwyth Magistrates Court Newquay, Service 2007 Plea entered: Guilty Ceredigion, Penalty: 18 month conditional SA45 9SW discharge Costs: £1000 plus £15 surcharge
Cheshire West Robert Sidney Transporting sheep that were unfit Welfare of Animals Date of Hearing: 12/11/2015 And Chester Smith to be transported (Transport) (England) Place: Chester Magistrates Court Council Oakfield Farm, Order 2006 Plea entered: Guilty Newton Lane, Penalty: 12 month conditional Tattenhall, CH3 9NH discharge Costs: £350
City Of London British Airways Transporting a dog in a way that Welfare of Animals Date of Hearing: 01/12/2015 Corporation Cargo caused, or was likely to cause, (Transport) (England) Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Carrus Building, unnecessary suffering (size of Order 2006 Plea entered: Guilty Heathrow Airport, transport container) Penalty: £3000 Hounslow, Costs: £746 TW6 2JS
City Of London Egypt Air Transporting a dog in a way that Welfare of Animals Date of Hearing: 01/12/2015 Corporation C/O Menzies Cargo caused, or was likely to cause, (Transport) (England) Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Building 552, unnecessary suffering (size of Order 2006 Plea entered: Guilty Shoreham Road transport container) Penalty: £900 East, Costs: £626 TW6 3NH
Cornwall Council Richard Harris Causing unnecessary suffering to Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 10/07/2015 Nangiles Farm, a sheep 2006 Place: Truro Magistrates Court Bissoe, Failure to dispose of chicken Animal By-Products Plea entered: Guilty Truro carcasses via an approved disposal (Enforcement) Penalty: 3 year disqualification from route (England) Regulations keeping cattle, sheep & pigs, 150 Hrs 2013 community service Costs: £1000
Cornwall Council Demelza Davies Causing unnecessary suffering to Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 10/07/2015 Nangiles Farm, a sheep 2006 Place: Truro Magistrates Court Plea Bissoe, Failure to dispose of chicken Animal By-Products entered: Guilty Truro carcasses via an approved disposal (Enforcement) Penalty: 4 year disqualification from route (England) Regulations keeping cattle, sheep & pigs, 2 year 2013 conditional discharge Failure in duty of care towards Costs: £1000 poultry, pigs cattle and sheep
Cornwall Council Ian Pridham Stole 17 cattle, furnishing Theft Act 1968 Date of Hearing: 17/07/2015 Trewithey, information that he knows to be Cattle Identification Place: Truro Magistrates Court North Hill, false or misleading to British Cattle Regulations 2007 Plea entered: Guilty Launceston Movement Service Penalty: 2 years imprisonment Failure to record the deaths of cattle suspended for 6 months as required Costs: £3000
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Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
Cornwall Council William Harris Welfare of cattle – both unnecessary Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 30/09/2015 Treworlis Barton, suffering and failure in duty of care 2006 Place: Truro Magistrates Court Breage, Obstruction of an inspector Animal Health Act 1981 Plea entered: Not Guilty HELSTON, Penalty: 18 week imprisonment Cornwall, TR13 9NF suspended for 2 years. Lifetime full ban – all farmed livestock, disposal order Costs: £5000
Cornwall Council Mark Harris Welfare of cattle – both unnecessary Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 30/09/2015 As above suffering and failure of duty of care 2006 Place: Truro Magistrates Court Plea Obstruction of an inspector Animal Health Act 1981 entered: Not Guilty Penalty: 12 week imprisonment suspended for 2 years. Lifetime full ban – all farmed livestock, disposal order Costs: £5000
Cornwall Council Aaron Harris Obstruction of an inspector Animal Health Act 1981 Date of Hearing: 30/09/2015 As above Place: Truro Magistrates Court Plea entered: Not Guilty Penalty: 3 year conditional discharge Costs: £1199
Cumbria County Lesley Anthony Failure to report cattle movements Cattle Identification Date of Hearing: 03/09/2015 Council John England to the British Cattle Movement Regulations 2007 Place: Carlisle Magistrates Court The Coach House, Service The Tuberculosis Plea entered: Not guilty Tidcombe Lane, Failure to notify the competent (England) Order 2007 Penalty: 90hrs Community Service Tiverton, authority of holding Order + £60 victim surcharge Animal Health Act 1981 Costs: £13,572 Devon, Failure to pre-movement EX16 4EQ TB test cattle
Cumbria County Mrs M.E. Parker & Failure to identify cattle by means Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 08/10/2015 Council Sons of ear tags correctly (Enforcement) Place: Preston/Lancaster Crown Courts Greenhills Farm, Failure to register births, movements (England) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty Greystone Lane, and deaths of cattle with the British 2013 Penalty: W. Parker (Jnr) – 16 months Dalton in Furness, Cattle Movement Service Cattle Identification custodial sentence, W. Parker (Snr) – LA18 8JE Regulations 2007 6 month Curfew Order, £44,000 fine, Application of an ear tag to a Mrs M. Parker & Sons – disqualification bovine animal where the number The Tuberculosis from keeping all animals for 4 years had already been used on a (England) Order 2007 Costs: £20,262 different animal The Animal Welfare Failure to dispose of animal Act 2006 by‑products (bovine carcasses) via an approved disposal route Failure to comply with notice issued under bovine TB legislation Failure to comply with cattle movement restriction notice Causing unnecessary suffering to a bovine animal
Denbighshire Brya Trewyn Failure to act to protect sheep from Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 20/10/2015 County Council Thomas unnecessarily suffering 2006 Place: Llandudno Magistrates Court Tyˆ Ucha, Failure to act to protect bovine from Animal By-Products Plea entered: Guilty Betws Gwerfil Goch, unnecessary suffering, pain, injury (Enforcement) (Wales) Penalty: Custodial sentence total Corwen, and disease and failure to provide Regulation 2014 length of sentence 284 days, LL21 9PY a suitable diet. suspended for 12 months. Disqualified Cattle Identification from keeping cattle and any more than Failure to comply with animal Regulation 2007 200 sheep (including lambs), disposal by-product requirements Veterinary Medicines order Failure to notify bovine births Regulation 2013 Costs: £5322.55 plus Criminal court and deaths with the British Cattle charge £150 plus Victim surcharge: £80 Movement Service Failure to record veterinary medical product administered
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Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
Derbyshire Keith Harrison Failed to prevent access to sheep Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 23/11/2015 County Council Lower Moss Farm, carcases by other animals and birds (Enforcement) Place: Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Hulland Village, Failed to collect and dispose of (England) Regulations Court, Derby Ashbourne, sheep carcases without undue delay 2013 Plea entered: Guilty Derbyshire, via approved disposal route Penalty: 12 month community order: DE6 3EP 40 hours community work. Costs; £710 costs plus £3180 Criminal Court Surcharge plus £60 Victims surcharge
Gloucestershire Luke Coleman Failure to comply with the rules The Sheep & Goats Date of Hearing: 05/10/2015 County Council 3 Hampen Cottages, for movements of sheep (Records, Identification Place: Cheltenham Magistrates Court Andoversford, Failure to provide required & Movement) (England) Plea entered: Guilty Cheltenham, information for the annual sheep Order 2009 Penalty: Fine £300 Glos., and goat inventory Costs: £600 plus £150 court cost and GL54 4JJ £20 victim surcharge
Hampshire Mathew Gosden Causing unnecessary suffering Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 17/12/2015 County Council The Cottage, to bovine animals 2006 Court: North Hampshire Magistrates’ Goddards Farm, Court Goddards Lane, Plea entered: Guilty Sherfield on Loddon, Penalty: Banned from keeping cattle RG27 0EL for 2 years (commencing 01.02.2016) Costs: £1000
Hampshire Ivan Gosden Causing unnecessary suffering to Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 17/12/2015 County Council The Cottage, bovine animals 2006 Court: North Hampshire Magistrates’ Goddards Farm, Court Goddards Lane, Plea entered: Guilty Sherfield on Loddon, Penalty: Banned from keeping cattle RG27 0EL for 2 years (commencing 01.01.2016) Costs: £1000
Lancashire Gisburn Auction Permitted unfit sheep to be exposed Welfare of Animals at Date of Hearing: 06/07/2015 County Council Mart Ltd for sale in a market Market Order 1990 Place: Blackburn Magistrates Court Auction Mart, Plea entered: Guilty Gisburn Road, Penalty: £750.00 Gisburn, Costs: £940.00 Clitheroe, BB7 4ES
Lancashire Jonathan Turner Permitted unfit sheep to be exposed Welfare of Animals at Date of Hearing: 28/09/2015 County Council Hill Crest Cottage, for sale in a market Market Order 1990 Place: Blackburn Magistrates Court Clitheroe Road, Plea entered: Guilty Knowle Green, Penalty: £375.00 Longridge, Costs: £940.00 Lancashire, PR3 2YQ
Lancashire Peter Wilkinson Permitted unfit sheep to be exposed Welfare of Animals at Date of Hearing: 28/09/2015 County Council Suttons Farm, for sale in a market Market Order 1990 Place: Blackburn Magistrates Court Lord Sefton Way, Plea entered: Guilty Great Altcar, Penalty: £660.00 L37 5AA Costs: £509.36
Leicestershire Richard Palmer Interference with the TB skin test Fraud Act 2006 Date of hearing: 21/09/2015 County Council Hose Lodge Farm, to cause an animal to be interpreted Place: Leicester Magistrates Court Canal Lane, as a TB reactor Plea entered: Guilty Long Clawson, Penalty: 9 months custody on each Leicestershire, count (2) – suspended for 2 years, LE14 4JF 200 hours of unpaid community work, repayment of £18,519 in TB compensation
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Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
Lincolnshire C R Green Causing unnecessary suffering to Animal Welfare Act Date of hearing: 10/09/2015 County Council Lodge Farm, a sheep 2006. Place: Lincoln Magistrates Court Laughton, Failure in duty of care towards Welfare of Farmed Plea entered: Not guilty Laughton Road, sheep – failed to provide a suitable Animals (England) Penalty: £2450 fine North environment, failed to protect Regulations 2007 Costs: £16,000 plus victim surcharge – £100 Lincolnshire, from adverse weather conditions, Animal By-Products NG34 0HE predators, risks to health Regulations 2013 Failure to store animal by-products Sheep and Goats pending collection, and failure to (Records, Identification dispose of animal by-products and Movement) Order without delay via an approved 2009 disposal route Failure to record and report sheep movements correctly
North Yorkshire Andrew Atkinson Movement of bovines without Disease Control Order Date of Hearing: 07/10/2015 County Council Livestock Limited authority of a licence (England) Order 2003 Place; Harrogate Magistrates Court Croft House Farm, Failure to keep correct cattle Cattle Identification Plea entered: Guilty Long Lane, movement records Regulations 2007 Penalty: Fined £8,500 Costs: £1,558.15 Felliscliffe, Failure to notify cattle deaths to the Harrogate, HG3 2LU British Cattle Movement Service
Northumberland Eric Robert Failure to register births of bovine Cattle Identification Place: Berwick Magistrates Court County Council Anderson animals with the British Cattle Regulations 2007 Plea: Guilty Budle Farm, Movement Service Date of Hearing: Penalty: 8 week prison sentence Bamburgh, Failed to apply ear tags to bovine 10/09/2015 suspended for one year plus 150 hours Northumberland animals as required community service order plus £1500 fine Movement of bovines without a Costs: £1020.80 cattle passport
Powys County Mr Ivor Williams Failed to dispose of sheep Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 27/08/2015 Council Scalding Farm, carcasses via an approved disposal (Enforcement) (Wales) Place: Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Llyswen, route Regulations 2014 Court Brecon, Failed in duty of care towards sheep Animal Welfare Act Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 24 weeks custodial sentence Powys, Causing unnecessary suffering to 2006 LD3 0AX suspended for 18 months sheep Costs: £2500 plus Victim Surcharge – £80
Powys County Mr Aled Davies Failure to notify the death of a Cattle Identification Date of Hearing: 14/10/2015 Council Glanogeu Farm, bovine animal (Wales) Regulations Place: Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Llansillin, Failure to provide information to 2007 Court Oswestry, competent authority regarding cattle Animal By-Products Plea entered: Guilty Shropshire, movements (Enforcement) (Wales) Penalty: Fined £800 SY10 7JJ Failure to complete holding register Regulations 2014 Costs: £1500 plus Victim Surcharge with date of birth of bovine animal – £80 Provided false information concerning death of bovine animal Failure to dispose of a sheep carcase via an approved disposal route and failure to store sheep carcase appropriately pending removal
Powys County Mr Gywnfor Failure to notify deaths and Cattle Identification Date of Hearing: 20/10/2015 Council Thomas movements of bovine animals to the (Wales) Regulations Place: Welshpool Magistrates Court British Cattle Movement Service 2007 Plea entered: Guilty Failure to complete holding Penalty: 12 month supervised register showing cattle movement community order information Costs: £1868.70 plus Victim Surcharge – £60 Applied an ear tag to a bovine that had previously been used to identify another bovine animal
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Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
Rotherham James Thomas Failure to dispose of a category 2 Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 08/09/2015 Metropolitan Chambers animal by-product (goat carcase) (Enforcement) Place: Rotherham Magistrates’ Court Borough Council 12 Lime Grove, by an approved method (England) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty Maltby, 2013 Penalty: Conditional discharge for Rotherham, six months and ordered to pay £15 S66 7NT Victim Surcharge. Costs: None
Sheffield City Mr John Dyson Failure to report sheep movements The Sheep and Goat Date of Hearing: 09/07/2015 Council 8 Greaves Lane, as required (Records, Identification Place: Sheffield Magistrates Court Stannington, Failure to produce records relating and Movement) Plea entered: Guilty Sheffield, to sheep movements, veterinary (England) Order 2009 Penalty: £200 S6 6BA medicine and animal by-products The Veterinary Costs: £250 when requested by an inspector/ Medicine Records 2013 authorised person Animal By-Product (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2011
Sheffield City Mr Stephen Walker Failure in duty of care to welfare of Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 06/11/2015 Council Oak Cottage, sheep, goats, chickens and geese 2006 Place: Sheffield Magistrates Court Midhurst Road, Causing unnecessary suffering to Plea entered: Not Guilty Sheffield, protected animals Penalty: 2 years ban from keeping S6 1EZ farmed animals (apart from sheep) Costs: £1600 plus £15 victim surcharge
Shropshire Olive Mary Furber Failure to replace lost or damaged Cattle Identification Date of Hearing: 22/10/2015 County Council The Kenwicks, ear tags in bovines Regulations 2007 Place: Shrewsbury Magistrates Court Moss Lane, Failure to notify births and deaths to Animal Welfare Act Plea entered: Guilty Whixhall, the British Cattle Movement Service 2006 Penalty: Disqualified for 10 years from Whitchurch, owning/keeping cattle. Conditional Failure to produce all cattle discharge for 3 years. Shropshire, passports to an inspector on request SY13 2RY Costs: £2,746.42 + expense of disposal Use of an ear tag number on a of animals. bovine where it had already been (An Order was granted prior to used on another animal sentencing authorising Shropshire Failure in duty of care towards Council to seize animals from three bovine animals – failed to protect holdings) from injury, pain, suffering, disease, failed to provide suitable diet, failed to ensure appropriate veterinary treatment where necessary
Staffordshire Allan McMasters Failure to dispose of animal Fraud Act 2006 Date of Hearing: 19/11/2015 County Council 16 Audmore Road, by‑products via an approved Animal By-Products Place: Cannock Magistrates Court Gnosall, disposal route (Enforcement) Plea entered: Guilty Stafford, Failure to maintain adequate animal (England) Regulations Penalty: 12 month community order – Staffs, by-products records 2011 200 hours unpaid work, plus ordered ST20 0EE to pay compensation – £500 for each False representation for gain of 4 victims through non-cremation of pet Costs: £4,375 plus Victim Surcharge animals and supply of ashes which – £60 were not those of pet animal
Staffordshire Katrina Till Failure to produce documents, Horse Passport Date of Hearing: 24/09/2015 County Council 6 Deykin Road, records or passports for horses (England) Regulations Place: Cannock Magistrates Court Lichfield, Failure to give assistance or 2009 Plea entered: Not Guilty Staffs, information to an authorised officer Penalty: £1,430 WS13 6PS without reasonable excuse. Costs: £659.70 plus Victim Surcharge – £55
Staffordshire Liam Till Failure to produce documents, Horse Passport Date of Hearing: 24/09/2015 County Council 6 Deykin Road, records or passports for horses (England) Regulations Place: Cannock Magistrates Court Lichfield, 2009 Plea entered: Not Guilty Staffs, Penalty: £990 WS13 6PS Costs: £659.70 plus Victim surcharge – £55
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Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
Staffordshire Phillip Jones Failure to report cattle movements Cattle Identification Date of Hearing: 01/11/2015 County Council Ranton House Farm, to the British Cattle Movement Regulations 2007 Place: Stafford Magistrates Court Stafford, Service Disease Control Plea entered: Guilty ST18 9JU Failure to maintain an up to date (England) Order 2003 Penalty: 6 month conditional discharge cattle holding register Costs: £879 plus Victim Surcharge – The Tuberculosis £15 Breach of the six day standstill in (England) Order 2014 movement rules for bovine animals Illegal movement of bovine animals under TB legislation
Staffordshire Ralph Jones Failure to dispose of animal Animal By-Products Date of Hearing: 11/11/2015 County Council Preston Hill Farm, by‑products via an approved (Enforcement) Place: Stafford Magistrates Court Preston Vale, disposal route and failure to prevent (England) Regulations Plea entered: Guilty Penkridge, access by animals and birds 2011 Penalty: £385 (reduced by 30% for early Stafford, pending disposal Veterinary Medicine guilty plea) ST19 5RA Failure to record veterinary Regulations 2013 Costs: £2,417 plus Victim Surcharge – £120 medicine use Cattle Identification Failure to complete and maintain Regulations 2007 up to date bovine register Sheep & Goats Failure to notify cattle deaths to the (Records, Identification British Cattle Movement Service and Movement) Defacing bovine ear tags (England) Order 2009 Failure to complete and maintain up to date sheep register Removal of official identification from the ear of a sheep without the permission of the competent authority
Staffordshire Steven Phillip Failure to report bovine deaths and Cattle Identification Date of Hearing: 11/11/2015 County Council Banks movements on and off the holding Regulations 2007 Place: Stafford Magistrates Court 11 Victoria Terrace, and failure to complete a cattle Animal By-Products Plea entered: Guilty Stafford, holding register (Enforcement) Penalty: £2,920 (reduced by 30% for ST16 3HA Failure to dispose of animal (England) Regulations early guilty plea) by‑products (bovine and pig 2011 Costs: £2,417 plus Victim Surcharge – £120 carcasses) via an approved disposal Welfare of Farmed route and failure to prevent access Animals (England) by animals and bird pending Regulations 2007 disposal Disease Control Failure in duty of care towards (England) Order 2003 welfare of pigs – failed to supply fresh drinking water Breach of the six day standstill in movement rules for bovine animals Failure to identify and register bovine animals correctly at the time of birth Failure in duty of care towards the welfare of cattle – failed to provide appropriate diet and failed to protect from injury
Staffordshire Stefan Holub Failure to observe welfare codes Animal Welfare Act Place: Newcastle Justice Centre County Council The Cottage, by using non permitted method 2006 Plea entered: Guilty The Crewe Arms, of slaughter Date of Hearing: Penalty: 6 weeks custodial sentence Wharf Terrace, Unlicensed to carry out slaughter 29/01/2015 reduced from 9 week for guilty plea Madeley, operation Costs: £700 Staffordshire, CW3 9LP
Suffolk County Eric Moss Causing unnecessary suffering Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 24/08/2015 Council Botany Farm, to cattle 2006 Place: Ipswich Magistrates Court Farnham, Failing in duty of care towards Welfare of Farmed Plea entered: Guilty Saxmundham, welfare of cattle – failed to provide Animals (England) Penalty: 20 weeks imprisonment Suffolk, dry-lying area, failure to appropriate Regulations 2007 suspended for two years, disqualified IP17 1QZ diet, failed to provide appropriate from keeping all farmed livestock until veterinary care, failed to protect further notice from adverse weather conditions Costs: £9000
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Name and address Summarised nature of each Relevant Act, Order Local Authority Result of offender offence(s) or Regulation**
Suffolk County ARP Farms Ltd Causing unnecessary suffering Animal Welfare Act Date of Hearing: 24/08/2015 Council Mount Nebo, to cattle 2006 Place: Ipswich Magistrates Court Brickwall Farm, Plea entered: Guilty Sible, Penalty: £1000 Hedingham, Costs: Costs paid by Director of Halstead, company in separate prosecution Essex, (see above) CO9 3RH
City and County Gareth Watkins Failed to register as a keeper of pigs Pigs (Records, Date of Hearing: 28/07/2015 of Swansea 64 Clyne Court, Failed to keep an annual count Identification, Place: Swansea Magistrates Court Council Swansea, of pigs. Movement) (Wales) Plea entered: Guilty SA2 8JB Order 2011 Penalty: £75 x 2 Costs: £1000
Thurrock Council Barbara Marzec Illegal landing of six puppies – The Rabies Date of hearing: 02/09/2015 too young to travel, pet passports (Importation of Dogs, Place: Basildon Crown Court did not match dogs Cats and Other Plea entered: Guilty Mammals) Order 1974 Penalty: £1000 Costs: £3500 plus statutory surcharge – £100
Wrexham E W Morris Failure to record deaths of sheep The Sheep and Goats Date of hearing: 23/07/2015 County Borough Tyˆ Du, Failure to treat or seek vet attention (records, identification Place: Wrexham Magistrates Court Council Tregeiriog, where appropriate and movement) Wales Plea entered: Guilty Llangollen, Order 2009 Penalty: £2500 Failure to dispose of carcase without Costs: £1400 LL20 7HT undue delay via and approved The Animal Welfare disposal route and failure to prevent Act 2006 access to animals and birds pending The Animal By removal Products (Enforcement) Breach of movement stand-still Regulation (Wales) period 2014 The Disease Control (Wales) Order 2003
**Where a prosecution is taken directly under the Animal Health Act 1981 this is stated, otherwise the relevant legislation has been detailed.
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