Welfare offence led to horse ban

Two Devon women were banned from keeping equines for a year in April 2011.

Foal found emaciated and collapsed

The women were found guilty of failing to protect a foal from pain, injury, suffering and disease after the skewbald named William was found emaciated and collapsed.

William needed help to stand and a vet confirmed that he was suffering from a worm burden and was emaciated as a result of insufficient feeding.

The pair, from Nadderwater and Crediton respectively, also owned another five horses which were kept in the same small paddock as William. 

William was placed into the care of the RSPCA.

The picture (left) shows him five months after he was seized.

William has now been rehomed.
 

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