return of expenditure incurred and prosecutions taken ......failing in duty of care towards sheep...
TRANSCRIPT
Return of expenditure incurred and prosecutions taken under the Animal Health Act 1981 and incidences of disease in imported animals for the year 2018 Presented to Parliament pursuant to section 80 of the Animal Health Act 1981.
© Crown copyright 2019
This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3
Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.
This publication is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications
Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at APHA Executive Support & Correspondence Management Unit, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB
ISBN 978-1-5286-1086-5
CCS0219700886 03/19
Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum
Printed in the UK by the APS Group on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
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.
7
8
CONTENTS
ANNUAL RETURN
TABLE 1 Convictions achieved under the Animal Health Act 1981 and other animal health and welfare legislation by local authorities in 2018
TABLE 2 Compensation paid for animals slaughtered to prevent the spread of animal diseases in 2018
TABLE 3 Number of imported animals and birds landed and found to be affected by a notifiable disease in 2018
ANNEXES Annex 1 Details of Convictions achieved
9
10
TABLE 1
CONVICTIONS ACHIEVED UNDER THE ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 1981 AND OTHER ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE LEGISLATION BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN 20181
Policy area Convictions achieved:
Animal By-Products 30
Biosecurity (including animal gatherings) 0
Cattle Identification, Movement and Records 12
Sheep & Goat Identification, Movement and Records 5
Pig Identification, Movement and Records 3
Disease Control and Standing Regime Controls 1
Welfare on Farm (including Medicine Records) 31
Welfare during Transport 9
Welfare at Markets (and other places of sale) 2
Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs 0
Bovine Tuberculosis 3
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 6
Imports/Rabies 1
Equine Identification/Horse Passports 2
Feed Hygiene 2
1 This return is compiled from information supplied to APHA by local authorities using Defra form AH134.
TABLE 2
COMPENSATION PAID FOR ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF ANIMAL DISEASES IN 2018
Type of disease Amount (£):
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy¹ £8,200.00
Bovine Offspring Cull (BOC)¹ Nil
Cohort Cull¹ (England) Nil
Cohort Cull¹ (Wales) Nil
Scrapie¹ Nil
Compulsory Scrapie Flocks Scheme² Nil
Bovine Tuberculosis £52,015,861.00
Notifiable Disease Nil
TOTAL GROSS COMPENSATION £52,024,061.00
Less receipts from salvage of carcasses:
Bovine Tuberculosis £14,256,252.00
TOTAL NET COMPENSATION PAID £37,767,809.00
Notes
All figures have been rounded up to the nearest pound (£).
1 Do not include BSE Offspring Cull (BOC) payments. 2 Do not include Compulsory Scrapie Flocks payments.
TABLE 3
NUMBER OF IMPORTED ANIMALS AND BIRDS LANDED AND FOUND TO BE AFFECTED BY A NOTIFIABLE DISEASE IN 2018
Legislation Type of Number Countries Ports of Type of Methods of animal of origin landing disease disposal
The Trade in Bovine 6 France Dover No disease Rendering Animals and confirmed, but
Related Products action taken to Regulations 2011 prevent
incursions of Bluetongue
The Trade in Ovine 4 France Dover No disease Rendering Animals and confirmed, but
Related Products action taken to Regulations 2011 prevent
incursions of Bluetongue
The Trade in Rodent - 1 Germany Dover/ Echinococcus Rendering Animals and Beaver Folkestone multilocularis
Related Products Regulations 2011
Annex 1 DETAILS OF CONVICTIONS ACHIEVED Local
Authority Name and address
of offender
Summarised nature of each offence(s)
Relevant Act, Order or
Regulation*
Result
Isle of Anglesey County Council
John Peter Luke Wilcock
Dens Green Bradford
Bringing 13 equidae into Wales from
another Member state without a health
certificate/ without notifying the Welsh Ministers at least 24
hours in advance
Transporting 13 equidae without
documentation/acting as a transporter of
animals without authorisation/
transporting animals without having a
certificate of competence
Trade in Animals and Related
Products (Wales) Regulations 2011
Welfare of Animals
(Transport) (Wales) Order
2007
Date of Hearing: 22/02/2018 Place: Caernarfon Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 100 hours unpaid work Costs: £1585
Barnsley Metropolitan
Borough Council
N Bramall & Son Ltd
New Coates Farm Barnsley S36 8YB
Failure to report cattle movements
The Cattle Identification
Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 07/06/2018 Place: Barnsley Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £8000 Costs: £1347.19
Birmingham City Council
Christopher Taylor
32 The Hobbins Bridgnorth Shropshire WV15 5HH
Transported a sheep in a way likely to cause
undue suffering as the animal was not fit for the intended journey
Welfare of Animals
(Transport) (England Order
2006
Date of Hearing: 27/09/2018 Place: Birmingham Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £165 Costs: £300 plus £30 victim surcharge
Bury Council Viktor Molnar
Prestwich Bury
The illegal importation of five miniature
dachshund puppies.
Operating a Pet Shop without the authority of a licence issued by The
Local Authority
The Rabies Importation of
Dogs, cats, and other mammals
Order 1974
The Pet Animals Act 1951
Date of Hearing: 07/03/2018 Place: Manchester & Salford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 12-month community order with the requirement to undertake 270 hours of unpaid work. He was disqualified from holding a pet shop licence and from operating an animal boarding establishment for 10 years. He was ordered to pay £2,686.93 compensation in respect of the losses incurred by purchaser of a puppy and the subsequent quarantine costs Costs: £2500
Calderdale Council
Miss S A Ramsden
Hazel Farm 12 Butts Green
Road Warley Halifax
West Yorkshire HX2 6BZ
Allowing animal to be brought onto a
premises where farmed animals were kept
Allowing access to animal protein by
goats, pigs and poultry
Allowing farmed animals access to
Category 3 animal by-products
Failing to transport and store Category 3
animal by-products as required by legislation.
Failure to keep necessary records
Failure to report pig movements
The Transmissible Spongiform
Encephalopathies (England)
Regulations 2010
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
The Pigs (Records,
Identification and Movement) Order
2011
Date of Hearing: 24/09/2018 Place: Leeds Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: 12 month community order, with 100 hours unpaid work attached. Costs: £215 plus £85 victim surcharge
City of London Corporation
British Airways Cargo
Carrus Building Heathrow Airport
Hounslow TW6 2JS
Dog transported in a container that was too
small
The Welfare of Animals
(Transport) (England) Order
2006
Date of Hearing: 15/01/2018 Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £1600. Costs: £895 plus £160 victim surcharge:
City of London Corporation
American Airlines
Building 552 Shoreham Road
East Southern
Perimeter Road Heathrow Airport
Hounslow
Cat transported in a container that was too
small
The Welfare of Animals
(Transport) (England) Order
2006
Date of Hearing: 12/02/2018 Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £1750 Costs: £935
City of London Corporation
Egypt Air
Building 552 Shoreham Road
East Southern
Perimeter Road Heathrow Airport
Hounslow
Dog transported in a container that was too
small
The Welfare of Animals
(Transport) (England) Order
2006
Date of Hearing: 12/02/2018 Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £1250 Costs: £1040
City of London Corporation
American Airlines
Building 552 Shoreham Road
East Southern
Perimeter Road Heathrow Airport
Hounslow
Dogs transported in containers that were
too small
The Welfare of Animals
(Transport) (England) Order
2006
Date of Hearing: 01/10/2018 Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £8000 Costs: £789
City of London Corporation
Kuwait Airlines
Building 557 Shoreham Road
East Southern
Perimeter Road
Dog transported in a container that was too
small
The Welfare of Animals
(Transport) (England) Order
2006
Date of Hearing: 01/10/2018 Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £3000 Costs: £789
Heathrow Airport Hounslow
City of London Corporation
Malaysian Airlines
Room 110 East Wing
Terminal 3 Arrivals
Heathrow Airport Hounslow
50 crocodiles transported in
containers that were too small
The Welfare of Animals
(Transport) (England) Order
2006
Date of Hearing: 01/10/2018 Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £10000 Costs: £987
Cornwall Council
Vivian John Exelby
Little Borthog 15 Howe Downs
Praze Camborne Cornwall TR14 0NF
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Welfare Of Farmed Animals 2006
Failing in duty of care towards pigs and
poultry
Causing unnecessary suffering to pigs and
poultry
Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Welfare of Farmed Animals
(England) Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 31/10/2018 Place: Truro Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: Banned from keeping farmed livestock for life. Four month curfew. Costs: £1500 plus £85 victim surcharge
Cornwall Council
Rodney Francis William Pascoe
Kylles Vethan Underlane Rockhead Delabole PL33 9BZ
Failure in duty of care towards cattle
Failure to dispose of carcasses via an approved route
Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Date of Hearing: 08/10/2018 Place: Bodmin Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: Banned from keeping farmed livestock including horses. 16 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months. Costs: £4952 plus £115 victim surcharge:
Cornwall Council
Jackson & Lutey
2 Boldventure Close,
St Austell Cornwall
Failure in duty of care towards chickens, ducks and rabbits
Causing unnecessary suffering to a chicken
Failure to keep veterinary medicine records as required
Failure to dispose of carcasses via an approved route
Feeding of catering waste including meat
products to poultry
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Welfare of Farmed Animals
(England) Regulations 2007
Veterinary Medicine
Regulations 2013
Animal By-Product
Enforcement (England)
Regulations 2013
The Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement)
(England) Regulations 2005
The Food Safety and Hygiene
(England) Regulations 2013
Date of Hearing: 29/10/2018 Place: Truro Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: Banned from keeping poultry for 10 years (suspended for two months). 200 and 100 hours community work respectively Costs: £4000
Cornwall Council
Kenneth White
The Millhouse Lombard Farm
Lanteglos Highway
Failure to dispose of sheep carcasses via an
approved route
Causing unnecessary suffering to sheep
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Animal By-Product
Enforcement
Date of Hearing: 07/09/2018 Place: Bodmin Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: Imprisoned for 16 weeks, suspended for 12 months. Disqualified from keeping farm
Fowey Failing in duty of care
towards sheep
(England) Regulations 2013
animals for 10 years (no right of appeal for 6 years). Costs: £4500 plus £115 victim surcharge.
Cumbria County Council
Daniel William Waring
Haithwaite Farm Penton Carlisle
Failure to observe the movement standstill for
farmed livestock
Failure to report sheep and goat movements
as required
Failure to maintain sheep and goat
movement records as required
Failure to maintain veterinary medicine records as required
Failure to dispose of animal by-products via
an approved route
Failure to record the deaths of sheep as
required
Causing unnecessary suffering to sheep
Failing in duty of care towards sheep
The Disease Control (England)
Order 2003
The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and
Movement) (England) Order
2009
The Veterinary Medicine
Regulations 2013.
The Animal By Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
Date of Hearing: 29/08/2018 Place: Carlisle Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: 120 days imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 110 days community work, disqualified from keeping animals for 7 years Costs: £17783
Devon, Somerset &
Torbay County Councils
WD Dolley
Holliwell Farm Tiverton Devon
Failure to dispose of animal by-products via
an approved route
Causing unnecessary suffering to a bovine
animal
Failure in duty of care towards a bovine
animals
Animal By Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Date of Hearing: 01/06/18 Place : Exeter Magistrates Plea entered: Not guilty Penalty: 20 week custodial sentence suspended for 18 months Costs: £6307
Devon, Somerset &
Torbay Councils
Mr M Veysey
6 Albert Court Albert St
Bridgewater Somerset TA6 7ET
Breach of disqualification ban
from keeping farmed animals
Failure to report movements of cattle as
required
Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Cattle Identification
Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 20/09/2018 Place: Taunton Crown Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 8 month suspended prison plus lifetime ban Costs: £2115
Devon, Somerset &
Torbay Councils
Luke Morley & Rebecca Tucker
Dinworthy Cottage Bradworthy
Devon EX22 7QX
Failure in Duty of care; Unnecessary suffering
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Date of Hearing: 21/11/2018 Place: Exeter Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: Imprisonment of 17 weeks suspended for 12 months (Tucker), 180 hours community service (Tucker), disqualified from keeping animals for 10 years (both) Costs: £120 plus £150 victim surcharge
Devon, Somerset &
Torbay Councils
Mr W D Dolley
Rosebank Cottage
Hollwell Farm Collipriest
Devon EX16 4PT
Failure to dispose of animal by-products via an approved route and
allowing animals access to animal by-
products
Causing unnecessary suffering to cattle
Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Animal By Product
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Date of Hearing: 01/11/2018 Place : Exeter Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 18 week custodial sentence and 5 year disqualification from keeping animals Costs: £2335
Dorset County Council
Mr Graham Anstey
Trackside Farm Sparkford
Yeovil
Failed to register as a keeper of cattle
Illegal movement of cattle whilst under
bovine TB restrictions
Causing unnecessary suffering to a bovine
The Cattle Identification
Regulations 2007
The Tuberculosis (England) Order
2014
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
Date of Hearing: 27/04/2018 Place: Weymouth Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £850 Costs: £2000
Dorset County Council
Richard Hansford
C/O Flat 9 Old Bridge Court
30 Newstead Road
Weymouth DT4 0AX
Causing unnecessary suffering to chickens
Failing to adhere to technical regulations designed to promote the welfare of farmed
chickens
The Animal Welfare Act 2006.
The Welfare of Farmed Animals
(England) Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 17/09/2018 Place : Weymouth Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £300 and banned from keeping pigs and chickens for 10 years Costs: £230
Durham County Council
Thomas Betney
Green View Lodge
Hamsterley County Durham
Failing to dispose of animal by-products via
an approved route
Allowing birds and animals access to animal by-products pending disposal
Failure in duty of care towards farmed
animals
Failing to adhere to technical regulations designed to promote the welfare of farmed
animals
Animal By Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Welfare of Farmed Animals
(England) Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 16/08/2018 Place: Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 8 weeks imprisonment (suspended for 12 months), 100 hours community service, disqualified from keeping cattle, pigs and sheep for 12 months Costs: £2168.51 plus £115 victim surcharge
Essex County Council
Richard Lennox
Wick Farm Church Road
Layer-De-La-Haye Colchester CO2 0EW
Failure to dispose of animal by-products via
an approved route
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Date of Hearing: 14/06/2018 Place: Colchester Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £1200 Costs: £1000
Gloucestershire County Council
Luke Coleman
3 Hampen Cottages
Andoversford Cheltenham
GL54 4JJ
Allowing birds and animals access to animal by-products pending disposal
Failure to dispose of animal by-products
(sheep carcasses) via an approved route
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Date of Hearing: 08/01/2018 Place: Cheltenham Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £270 fine Costs: £1348 costs plus £30 victim surcharge
Gloucestershire County Council
Kevin Hancock
13 Forest Road, Bream Lydney
Gloucestershire GL15 6LX
Allowing birds and animals access to animal by-products pending disposal
Failure to dispose of animal by-products
(sheep carcasses) via an approved route
Failure to comply with a notice requiring the
disposal of animal by-products without undue
delay
Failure to report the movements of sheep
as required
Failure to produce sheep movement
records when required by an appointed
inspector
Failure to maintain a holding register as
required by legislation
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and
Movement) (England) Order
2009
Date of Hearing: 29/01/2018 Place: Cheltenham Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 18 month conditional discharge Costs: £1000 costs plus £20 victim surcharge
Gloucestershire County Council
Rachel Nyland
13 Forest Road, Bream Lydney
Gloucestershire GL15 6LX
Allowing birds and animals access to animal by-products pending disposal
Failure to dispose of animal by-products
(sheep carcasses) via an approved route
Failure to comply with a notice requiring the
disposal of animal by-products without undue
delay
Failure to report the movements of sheep
as required
Failure to produce sheep movement
records when required by an appointed
inspector
Failure to maintain a holding register as
required by legislation
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and
Movement) (England) Order
2009
Date of Hearing: 29/01/2018 Place: Cheltenham Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 18 month conditional discharge Costs: £1000 costs plus £20 victim surcharge
Gloucestershire County Council
Clive Lockton
New Road Farm Todenham
Moreton-in-Marsh
Causing unnecessary suffering to a pig.
Failure in duty of care towards pigs
Failing to adhere to technical regulations
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Welfare of Farmed Animals
(England) Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 09/07/2018 Place : Cheltenham Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 12 month Community Order, Disqualified from keeping pigs and cattle for five years, £55 fine
designed to promote the welfare of farmed
animals
Failure to provide clean well maintained
equipment and prevent contamination of feed.
Failure to ear tag cattle in accordance with
legislation and failure to report the deaths of cattle as required
Allowing birds and animals access to animal by-products pending disposal
Animal Feed (Hygiene,
Sampling etc. and Enforcement)
(England) Regulations 2015
The Cattle Identification
Regulations 2007
The Animal By-products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Costs: £350 plus £135 victim surcharge
Gloucestershire County Council
Farhad Khalil Ahmad
Lydney Gloucestershire
Causing unnecessary suffering to a sheep
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
Date of Hearing: 19/11/2018 Place : Cheltenham Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: Community order 12 months, 150 hours of unpaid work Costs: £1700 plus £85 victim surcharge
Hampshire County Council
Mr Colin Blyth
Springbridge Farm
Highbridge Road Eastleigh
Hampshire SO51 6HN
Causing unnecessary suffering to a pig
Failure to dispose of animal by-products (sheep carcasses)
without delay via an approved route
Failing to adhere to technical regulations designed to promote the welfare of pigs
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
The Welfare of Farmed Animals
(England) Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 19/04/2018 Place : Southampton Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £1600 fine Costs: £500
Hartlepool Borough Council
Mr Richard Barton Atkinson
Blue House Farm Stockton Road Newton Bewley
Billingham TS22 5PH
Failure to dispose of animal by-products without undue delay and via an approved
route
The Animal By Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Date of Hearing: 27/02/2018 Place: Teesside Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: Four week custodial sentence suspended for six months Costs: No costs awarded
Herefordshire Council
Alan Ogg
Middle Common Piggery,
Lower Maescoed Herefordshire
HR2 0HP
Failure in duty of care towards chickens
The Animal Welfare Act 2006.
Date of Hearing: 29/05/2018 Place : Hereford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 6 months imprisonment, disqualified from keeping farmed animals for life Costs: No costs awarded. £158 victim surcharge
Herefordshire Council
William Hyde
The Furlongs Farm,
Tenbury Road, Little Hereford
Failure in duty of care towards pigs and cattle
Failure to dispose of animal by-products
without undue delay via
The Animal Welfare Act 2006.
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement)
Date of Hearing: 28/06/2018 Place: Hereford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £900 Costs: £3000 plus £30 victim
Herefordshire SY8 4LJ
and approved route
Allowing birds and animals to access animal by-products pending disposal
(England) Regulations 2013
surcharge
Hull City Council
Krystina Gorolova
99 Axdane Hull
HU6 9AD
Illegal importation of a dog
The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and other Mammals)
Order 1974
Date of Hearing: 23/03/2018 Place: Hull Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 80 hours Community Order (unpaid work) Costs: £500 plus £85 victim surcharge
Lancashire County Council
Christopher John Raw
Croft Bungalow, Gisburn Road
Gisburn Lancashire BB7 4ES
Causing unnecessary suffering to a lamb
The Animal Welfare Act 2006.
Date of Hearing: 17/04/2018 Place: Blackburn Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 3 month curfew Costs: £1000
Lancashire County Council
James Andrew Drake
Denholme Lane Farm
Keighley Road Denholme, Bradford
BD13 4JU
Exposing sheep for sale that were unfit
The Welfare of Animals at Market
Order 1990
Date of Hearing: 20/03/2018 Place: Blackburn Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £3500.00 Costs: £1480.66
Lancashire County Council
Gisburn Auction Marts Ltd,
The Auction Mart, Gisburn,
Lancashire, BB7 4ES
Exposing sheep for sale that were unfit
The Welfare of Animals at Market
Order 1990
Date of Hearing: 20/03/2018 Place: Blackburn Magistrates Court Plea entered: Not guilty Penalty: 6 months conditional discharge Costs: £2904.23
Lancashire County Council
Gisburn Auction Marts Ltd
The Auction Mart Gisburn
Lancashire BB7 4ES
Causing unnecessary suffering to a lamb
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
Date of Hearing: 30/10/2018 Place: Blackburn Magistrates Court Plea entered: Not guilty Penalty: £6500 Costs: £6000 plus £170 victim surcharge
Norfolk County Council
Nigel Patrick Key
Limpenhoe Norfolk
Failure to dispose of animal by-products without undue delay and via an approved
route
Allowing birds and animals access to animal by-products pending disposal
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Date of Hearing: 17/05/2018 Place: Norwich Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £2000 Costs: £1665 plus £100 victim surcharge
Norfolk County Council
William Hand (aka David Page)
Rainbow Meadows Horse
Sanctuary Hindolveston
Breach of a disqualification order
under the Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
Date of Hearing: 22/10/18 Place: Norwich Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 1 week imprisonment as well as the suspended sentence of 15 weeks determined on 1 December 2016 to be activated
Road Foulsham Dereham Norfolk
NR20 5SQ
and served in full. Disqualification from keeping all animals (except dogs) for life. Costs: No costs awarded.
North Yorkshire John Lynas Failure to dispose of The Animal By- Date of Hearing: 04/06/2018 County Council
Kersey Green Marske
Richmond DL11 7EG
animal by-products without undue delay via
an approved route
Products (Enforcement)
(England) Regulation 2013
Place: Northallerton Magistrates Court Pleas: Guilty Penalty: Fined £120 Costs: £500 plus £30 victim surcharge
North Yorkshire County Council
Keith Johnson
Lime Kilns Burrill
Bedale DL8 2SH
Failure to dispose of animal by-products without undue delay and via an approved
route
Allowing birds and animals access to animal by-products pending disposal
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Date of Hearing: 24/09/2018 Place: Northallerton Magistrates Court Pleas: Guilty Penalty: Fined £1500 Costs: £850
North Yorkshire County Council
Leslie Thackray
Clayton Farm Mickley Ripon
HG4 3JE
Causing unnecessary suffering to sheep
Failure to dispose of animal by-products
without undue delay via an approved route
The Animal Welfare Act 2006.
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Date of Hearing: 08/11/2018 Place: Harrogate Magistrates Court Pleas: Guilty Penalty: £170 Fine and 12 month disqualification from keeping all animals Costs: £1360
Northumberland County Council
Mr Ian Findlay
East Kielder Farm Kielder
Northumberland NE48 1ET
Failure to dispose of animal by-products
without undue delay via an approved route
Failure to comply with cattle identification and
movement reporting requirements
The Animal By-products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013.
The Cattle Identification
Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 23/11/2018 Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 12 month conditional discharge, £666 fine Costs: £2000 plus £341 victim surcharge
Oxfordshire County Council
David Blake
Worton Farm Worton
Near Cassington OX29 4SU
Failure to keep necessary veterinary
medicine records
Caused unnecessary suffering to a pig during the slaughter process
The Veterinary Medicines
Regulations 2013
The Welfare of Animals at Time
of Killing (England)
Regulations 2015
Date of Hearing: 23/01/2018 Place: Oxford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £614 Costs: £2000 plus £38 victim surcharge
Oxfordshire County Council
Anna Maria Blake
Worton Farm Worton
Near Cassington OX29 4SU
Caused unnecessary suffering to a pig during the slaughter process
The Welfare of Animals at Time
of Killing (England)
Regulations 2015
Date of Hearing: 23/01/2018 Place: Oxford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £230 Costs: £1000 plus £30 victim surcharge
Oxfordshire County Council
Jenejio Fidel Marques
Worton Farm Worton
Near Cassington OX29 4SU
Caused unnecessary suffering to a pig during the slaughter process
The Welfare of Animals at Time
of Killing (England)
Regulations 2015
Date of Hearing: 23/01/2018 Place: Oxford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £150 Costs: £0. £30 victim surcharge
Oxfordshire County Council
David John Howard Gow
West Farm,
Failure to dispose of animal by-products
without undue delay via an approved route
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Date of Hearing: 23/10/2018 Place: Oxford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £2250
Abingdon Oxfordshire
Failure to report the deaths of cattle as
required
Failure to identify and register cattle as
required
The Cattle Identifications
Regulations 2007
Costs: £2250 plus £75 victim surcharge
Oxfordshire County Council
A H Cornish (Appleton) Limited
West Farm Abingdon
Oxfordshire
Failure to dispose of animal by-products
without undue delay via an approved route
Failure to report the deaths of cattle as
required
Failure to identify and register cattle as
required
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
The Cattle Identifications
Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 23/10/2018 Place: Oxford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £800 Costs: £2104.88 plus £30 victim surcharge
Powys County Council
John Albert Clayton
17 Rhos Las Tregynwr
Carmarthen
Causing unnecessary suffering to cattle
Failure in duty of care towards cattle
Failure to dispose of animal by-products
without undue delay via an approved route
Failure to report cattle movements as required and to record them in a
holding register
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (Wales)
Regulations 2014
The Cattle Identification
(Wales) Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 12/09/2018 Place: Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: 12 weeks imprisonment suspended for 6 months, £500 fine, disqualified from keeping animals indefinitely Costs: £9130 plus victim surcharge of £114
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
MR M Farndale
Howla Hay Farm Skelton Ellers Guisborough TS14 6QB
Applied an identity to a bovine that had
previously been used on another animal by
means of a cattle passport
Failure to identify cattle as required by
legislation
The Cattle Identification
Regulations 2007
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Date of Hearing: 02/11/2018 Place: Teesside Crown Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 6 month, suspended sentence to 18 months Costs: £3200.54
Failure to maintain adequate cattle records
Failure to dispose of animal by-products
without undue delay via an approved route
Sheffield City Council
Mr John Dyson
8 Greaves Lane Stannington
Sheffield S6 6BA
Failed to produce records relating to the
movements of sheep to an inspector as
reasonably required.
Failed in duty of care towards sheep
Failed to maintain adequate animal by-products records and
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Animal By-Product
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
The Sheep and Goat (Records,
Identification and
Date of Hearing: 25/4/18 Place: Sheffield City Council Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £250 Costs: £250 plus £30 victim surcharge
veterinary medicine records as required
Movement) (England) Order
2009
The Veterinary Medicines
Regulations 2013
South Gloucestershire
Council
Mark Downes
1 Blandes Row Pilning South
Gloucestershire BS35 4NF
Failure to dispose of animal by-products without undue delay and via an approved
route
Allowing birds and animals access to animal by-products pending disposal
Failure to identify or register horses as
required
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
The Horse Passports
Regulations 2009
Date of Hearing: 21/06/2018 Place : Bristol Magistrates Court Plea entered: Not Guilty Penalty: 32 weeks imprisonment Costs: £1000
South Gloucestershire
Council
Susan Smith
Ingst Manor Farm Ingst Hill Olveston
South Gloucsestershire
BS35 4AP
Failure to dispose of animal by-products without undue delay and via an approved
route
Allowing birds and animals access to animal by-products pending disposal
Failure to register births and movements of cattle as required
Failure to produce cattle passports at the
request of an appointed inspector
Failure to maintain holding register for sheep as required
Failure to maintain adequate pig
movement records
Failure to produce veterinary medicine
records when requested by an
appointed inspector
The Animal By-Product
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
The Sheep and Goat (Records,
Identification and Movement)
(England) Order 2009
The Veterinary Medicines
Regulations 2013
The Pigs (Records,
Identification and Movement) Order
2011
The Cattle Identification
Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 21/06/2018 Place: Bristol Magistrates Court Plea entered: Not Guilty Penalty: Committed to Crown Court for sentencing 23 August 2018 - now awaiting outcome of appeal. Ordered to destock. Costs: N/a
Staffordshire County Council
Mark Pickford
Kniveden Farm Mount Road
Leek Staffs
ST13 7LX
Illegal movement of cattle while under
bovine TB restriction
Failure to report the movement and deaths
of bovine animals
Failure to maintain cattle holding register
as required
The Tuberculosis (England) Order
2007
The Cattle Identification
Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 19/12/2018 Place: Birmingham Crown Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £14000 Costs: £20000
Providing false information on cattle
registrations
Using a bovine identity by means of ear tag on another bovine where
that identity had already been used
Suffolk County Council
Christopher Maskery
11 The Populars Spexhall
Halesworth IP19 0RD
Causing unnecessary suffering to pigs
Failing to adhere to technical regulations designed to promote the welfare of pigs
The Welfare of Farmed Animals
(England) Regulations 2007
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
Date of Hearing: 06/02/2018 Place: Ipswich Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: sentenced to 8 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months. He also received a prohibitive Activity Order, which states that he is not allowed to cause or allow pigs to breed or take in further animals for breeding purposes or commercial purposes for the period of the suspended sentence. Costs: £2555
Suffolk County Council
Robin Edwin Charles Hayward
Withersdale Hall St. Johns Meadow
Fressingfield Road
Metfield IP20 0JR
Causing unnecessary suffering to cattle
Failing to adhere to technical regulations designed to promote the welfare of cattle
Failure to dispose of animal by-products
without undue delay via an approved route
The Welfare of Farmed Animals
(England) Regulations 2007
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement) (England)
Regulations 2013
Date of Hearing: 06/02/2018 Place: Ipswich Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 44 weeks in prison suspended for 2 years, ordered to complete 120 hours unpaid community service, £16200 fines, disqualified from keeping farmed animals for 10 years Costs: £12921.42
Suffolk County Council
Matthew Lowe
4 St Gregory’s Court
Sudbury Suffolk
CO10 1HS
Failure in duty of care towards pigs
Failing to adhere to technical regulations designed to promote the welfare of pigs
Failure to register as a keeper of pigs
The Welfare of Farmed Animals
(England) Regulations 2007
The Animal Welfare Act 2006
The Pigs (Records,
Identification and Movement) Order
2011
Date of Hearing: 12/10/2018 Place: Ipswich Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: sentenced to 8 weeks imprisonment - suspended for 18 months. 25 days rehabilitation act training which will involve help with his thinking and processing and 100 hours unpaid work. Costs: £4899
City and County of Swansea
Council
Mr Phillip Baker
Beechgrove Farm Hendre
Monmouth NP25 4DJ
Allowing birds and animals access to animal by-products pending disposal
Failing to adhere to technical regulations designed to promote the welfare of farmed
animals
Failure to notify cattle movements or to
complete a holding movement register as
required
The Animal By-Products
(Enforcement)(Wa les) Regulations
2014
The Welfare of Farmed Animals
(Wales) Regulations 2007
The Cattle Identification
(Wales) Regulations 2007
Date of Hearing: 14/12/2018 Place: Swansea Magistrates Court Plea entered: Not Guilty Penalty: £3500 Costs: £4000
West Sussex County Council
Royal Air Maroc
Lagham House 32-33 Gosfield
Street London
Importation of a dog that did not meet the
requirements of the Pet Travel Scheme
Transport of dog in a container that was not
of sufficient size
The Non-Commercial
Movement of Pet Animals Order
2006
The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals)
order 1974
The Welfare of Animals
(Transport) (England) Order
2006
Date of Hearing: 12/12/2018 Place: Brighton Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £50000 Costs: £491
Wiltshire County Council
THF Johnson Ltd and Mr T Johnson,
Stokes Marsh Farm
Westbury Wiltshire
Illegal movement of cattle while under
bovine TB restriction
The Tuberculosis (England) Order
2014
Date of Hearing: 27/06/2018 Place: Swindon Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: Mr T Johnson £2000 plus victim surcharge, THF Johnson Ltd £15000 Costs: £3460 plus victim surcharge
City of York Council
Milan Holan (Snr)
311 Wolverhampton
Road East Wolverhampton West Midlands
WV4 6BD
Illegal importation of dogs which were not compliant with import
requirements
Misleading trading of dogs
The Trade in Animals and
Related Products Regulations 2011
The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals)
Order 1974
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading
Regulations 2008
Date of Hearing: 23/04/2018 Place: York Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £360 Costs: £1000 plus £417 paid back in compensation
City of York Council
Milan Holan (Jnr)
311 Wolverhampton
Road East Wolverhampton West Midlands
WV4 6BD
Illegal importation of dogs which were not compliant with import
requirements
The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals)
Order 1974
Date of Hearing: 23/04/2018 Place: York Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £200 Costs: £1000 plus £417 paid back in compensation
*Where a prosecution is taken directly under the Animal Health Act 1981 this is stated, otherwise the relevant legislation has been detailed.
CCS0219700886 978-1-5286-1086-5