Thirty-one cats were found locked up in “appalling” conditions at Judy Shaw and Peter Hardy’s Unstone paddocks – including a static caravan covered in a deep layer of mould-covered faeces.
While 28 horses were found standing on deep faeces in makeshift wooden pens – some with mobility issues due to deformed hooves.
The couple, from Dorset Close, Brimington, admitted 21 Animal Welfare Act charges and were fined £1,200 each.
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The couple, from Dorset Close, Brimington, admitted 21 Animal Welfare Act charges and were fined £1,200 each.
6. ANIMAL CRUELTY
Some of the 31 cats were found locked in an old tractor cab with no food and water - others were locked in a shed and some in a children’s Wendy House Photo: RSPCA
7. ANIMAL CRUELTY
Some of the cats were kept in this old static caravan - with tarpaulin covering the windows with very little natural light or ventilation Photo: RSPCA
8. ANIMAL CRUELTY
The interior of the caravan was filled with "months and months if not years" of faeces - where the ammonia caused rescuers’ eyes to water. An RSPCA inspector said: "There was some water put in a black container on top of the faeces but there were no bowls I could see leading me to think that the food was just thrown on top of the faeces" and, in some cases, the floor surfaces were not visible. Photo: RSPCA