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Pony_Protector

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I reported these horses to the ILPH so I am really pleased to see that justice is going to be served and that the horses are going to be fostered!


Jail threat for neglect of five horses

BEN KENDALL

10 April 2007 18:50

A woman with a history of animal cruelty could face jail after RSPCA officers found five thoroughbred horses close to starvation at her Norfolk home.

At the time of the offence, Karen Woods, of The Paddocks, Ashby St Mary, near Loddon, was already banned from keeping dogs after two animals were found caged and emaciated at her home, Norwich Magistrates' Court heard today.

When a vet and RSPCA inspectors visited last September, they found seven horses kept in a barren field cluttered with barbed wire and other sharp metal objects. Five of them were starving and, despite temperatures of 26C, no water was provided.

Woods pleaded guilty to five charges of causing unnecessary suffering and two other charges were dropped. Similar charges against her husband Alex Woods were also dropped.

Jonathan Eals, prosecuting, told the court that in October, 2005, Woods was given a community punishment order and a compensation order of £2,000 and was banned from keeping dogs for two years.

He said: “The circumstances of that offence were very similar to these latest offences. The animals were caged and kept in poor conditions.

“One year later these offences come to light. The horses were kept in very poor conditions and were inadequately fed. Five of the seven were suffering and their ribs were showing.

“This was in the height of the grass-growing season when one would normally expect horses to be approaching the peak of their condition.”

Although accepting responsibility for the horses' condit-ions, Woods argued that two of the bigger animals were eating food intended for the others.

But Mr Eals pointed out that one of these animals was of “average” weight while the other was “lean”, meaning that the food supply must still have been inadequate. All of the animals were suffering from worms.

The case was adjourned until April 26 pending pre-sentence reports and Woods was warned all sentencing options, including custody, were being kept open.

The horses will soon be offered for fostering by the International League for the Protection of Horses.
 

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well done for you, its nice to see justice has been done, bet ur chuffed with the result. many years ago i reported a foal that had a very bad cut that hadnt been attended to, i heard through someone else that the foal had died due to blood posioning and when i rang the rspca ( as i hadnt heard back from them) they hadnt been as yet, was too late, i wish rspca had more clout to do more
 

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Nice one - well done!! Reduces me to tears to see any animal being neglected.
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My cob at the mo is officially obese >.< That or she's cunnilingly been covered by a stallion while I haven't been looking!

She's On a diet now I'm afraid handful of dengie and a carrot! She's not impressed

Kat xxx
 

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Well done for this. I cannot understand why people let things get to this with their animals. If they need help they should ask for help. There is no excuse. And as for this person keeping dogs or horses again - well it should not be allowed. In 2 yrs what is going to have changed to make them fit to keep dogs?
 

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Well done you. I'm sure you are so pleased with the result and the horses will be eternally grateful that at least someone noticed their plight and actually did something about it. I often see horses and ponies during my travels who look not quite rright and stop to see if they are ok. I've only ever rang the RSPCA twice and both of those came to nothing. I guess the field officer was either hoodwinked by the owners or couldn't find the owners.
 
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