Fine, ban for ragwort poisoning in pony
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A adult woman inwards Scotland who allowed her pony to alive inwards a plain overrun alongside the poisonous weed ragwort has been banned from keeping horses for 5 years.
June Rankin, 48, of Polmont, Falkirk, was sentenced inwards the town’s sheriff courtroom belatedly concluding calendar month next an investigation past times the Scottish SPCA.
Rankin admitted failing to supply adequate nutrition in addition to a suitable diet for her 14-year-old pony named Seamus.
She every bit good pleaded guilty to failing to protect him from injury, suffering in addition to illness in addition to supply him alongside a suitable living environment. In add-on to the ban, Rankin was fined £640.
Seamus was works life to live on suffering from liver failure, caused past times ragwort poisoning, in addition to vets had no pick but to euthanise him.
Inspector Nicola Liddell, commenting on the investigation in addition to courtroom case, said: “Seamus was severely emaciated when he was found, alongside a trunk seat of only 1.5 out of 5. His hip bones, ribs in addition to spine were clearly visible from a distance.
“All iv hooves were every bit good overgrown in addition to inwards pathetic condition.
“The grass inwards the plain where he was kept was in addition to then curt in that place was trivial to no grazing in addition to in that place was a high percent of growing ragwort florets.
“Ragwort is a weed which tin terminate live on especially unsafe to horses, alongside symptoms oft only appearing afterward a long catamenia of consumption, past times which fourth dimension liver harm has occurred.
“A biopsy confirmed that Seamus was suffering from liver failure and, sadly, the veterinarian advice was that the kindest in addition to only humane pick was to pose him to sleep.”
Liddell continued: “Owners convey a duty to take away their animals from fields which are overrun alongside ragwort until the Earth has been cleared in addition to pasture has returned.
“In my opinion, this tragic illustration could convey been avoided exclusively had Rankin done so.”
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