WAV Comment – A shame on a nation that prides itself for animal welfare !

Above – Despite putting on weight in RSPCA care, Autumn had to be put to sleep due to health issues

Trio banned from keeping horses for neglect at Herefordshire stables – BBC News

Three people have been banned from keeping horses for seven years after admitting neglect.

Kerry Ruth Pugh, 43, and Jessica Paige Pugh, 21, each pleaded guilty to an animal welfare offence relating to a horse called Autumn, which a vet described as the thinnest he had ever seen.

Despite putting on weight after being taken into RSPCA care from the stables at Wellington Heath near Ledbury, Herefordshire, Autumn had to be put down.

Oliver Daelan Fairy, 21, pleaded guilty to an offence relating to another horse, Totti.

Hereford magistrates’ court heard the two horses were found to be emaciated, which was likely to be due to high worm burdens and lack of a suitable diet.

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Trio banned from keeping horses for neglect at Herefordshire stables – BBC News

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