Life ban over pony care, except for dogs
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A adult woman whose pony was set downward over its badly overgrown feet has received a life ban on keeping animals – except for upwards to forty dogs.
The Fife adult woman admitted causing a pony unnecessary suffering, next a Scottish SPCA investigation.
Martha Balmain, 70, of Thornton, was convicted at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Tuesday. She was fined £600 as well as disqualified from keeping animals.
However, the Sheriff made an exception to let Balmain, who breeds as well as owns almost forty dogs, to continue dogs – upwards to a maximum of forty at whatsoever i time.
Balmain failed to render veterinary handling for a 10-year-old Shetland pony called Smudge, whose feet were as well as then horrendously overgrown that he had developed a severe pedal os rotation, which was causing him extensive mobility problems.
The possibility of Smudge making a amount recovery was nil, as well as then the determination was taken past times an equine veterinary to halt his suffering as well as alleviate whatsoever farther distress.
Scottish SPCA Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn said: “We welcome the life ban that has been imposed on Balmain for this offence.
“However, nosotros are disappointed that the ban does non extend to all animals as, inward our opinion, Balmain has demonstrated that she is unfit to continue whatsoever brute through her failure to render whatsoever form of veterinary handling for the pony that suffered as well as then tragically inward her care.”
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