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<blockquote data-quote="Agriland RSS" data-source="post: 7951545" data-attributes="member: 105608"><p>Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland</p><p></p><p style="text-align: right"><img src="https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.agriland.co.uk/uploads/2022/01/court.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>A livestock farmer from Staffordshire Moorlands has been fined a total of £1250 and given a 12-month community order for animal neglect offences.</p><p></p><p>67-year-old Alan Belfield pleaded guilty to 18 charges of animal neglect and failing to correctly dispose of the carcasses of animals that had died and was sentenced on Wednesday, January 19, at Cannock Magistrates court.</p><p></p><h2>Animal neglect</h2><p></p><p>Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards animal health officers visited the holding used by Belfield in September 2020, and found three sheep in poor bodily condition.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.agriland.co.uk/uploads/2022/01/sheep.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.agriland.co.uk/uploads/2022/01/sheep.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>Image: Staffordshire newsroom</p><p></p><p>One of the sheep was suffering from<strong> flystrike</strong> and others with abnormal udders, one which had a black cable tie fastened around the udder.</p><p></p><p>During the inspection, other sheep in the flock were found to be exhibiting signs of lameness, a matter that Belfield had previously been warned about in 2019.</p><p></p><p>In addition, the investigation found that Belfield has failed to report movements of sheep from a local livestock market to his holding or keep an annual inventory of the numbers of sheep he owned.</p><p></p><p>Commenting on the case, cabinet member with responsibility for trading standards at Staffordshire County Council, Victoria Wilson said:</p><p></p><p>“The vast majority of livestock keepers act responsibly and play an important part in our rural economy.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“We are pleased this case has reached a successful conclusion.</p><p></p><p>“This sentence sends out a clear message that our animal health team will take action against those who break the law in such a manner.”</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/bird-flu-outbreak-in-cheshire-east/" target="_blank"> <strong>Also Read: </strong> Bird flu outbreak in Cheshire East </a></p><p></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/staffordshire-farmer-fined-for-animal-neglect/" target="_blank">Staffordshire farmer fined for animal neglect</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk" target="_blank">Agriland.co.uk</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/staffordshire-farmer-fined-for-animal-neglect/" target="_blank">Continue reading on the Agriland Website...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agriland RSS, post: 7951545, member: 105608"] Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland [RIGHT][IMG]https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.agriland.co.uk/uploads/2022/01/court.jpg[/IMG][/RIGHT] A livestock farmer from Staffordshire Moorlands has been fined a total of £1250 and given a 12-month community order for animal neglect offences. 67-year-old Alan Belfield pleaded guilty to 18 charges of animal neglect and failing to correctly dispose of the carcasses of animals that had died and was sentenced on Wednesday, January 19, at Cannock Magistrates court. [HEADING=1]Animal neglect[/HEADING] Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards animal health officers visited the holding used by Belfield in September 2020, and found three sheep in poor bodily condition. [URL='https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.agriland.co.uk/uploads/2022/01/sheep.png'][IMG]https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.agriland.co.uk/uploads/2022/01/sheep.png[/IMG][/URL] Image: Staffordshire newsroom One of the sheep was suffering from[B] flystrike[/B] and others with abnormal udders, one which had a black cable tie fastened around the udder. During the inspection, other sheep in the flock were found to be exhibiting signs of lameness, a matter that Belfield had previously been warned about in 2019. In addition, the investigation found that Belfield has failed to report movements of sheep from a local livestock market to his holding or keep an annual inventory of the numbers of sheep he owned. Commenting on the case, cabinet member with responsibility for trading standards at Staffordshire County Council, Victoria Wilson said: “The vast majority of livestock keepers act responsibly and play an important part in our rural economy. “We are pleased this case has reached a successful conclusion. “This sentence sends out a clear message that our animal health team will take action against those who break the law in such a manner.” [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/bird-flu-outbreak-in-cheshire-east/'] [B]Also Read: [/B] Bird flu outbreak in Cheshire East [/URL] The post [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/staffordshire-farmer-fined-for-animal-neglect/']Staffordshire farmer fined for animal neglect[/URL] appeared first on [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk']Agriland.co.uk[/URL]. [url="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/staffordshire-farmer-fined-for-animal-neglect/"]Continue reading on the Agriland Website...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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