Other
Calf dealer fined and banned from keeping cattle for 5 years
A north Shropshire calf dealer has been prosecuted by Shropshire Council for breaches of animal welfare and identification charges. The...
Court
Environment
Record regional fine imposed for environmental offences
One of the largest water companies in the UK has been prosecuted after it failed to prevent discharges into the...
Other
Cornish farmer banned from keeping animals for life
A farmer from St Bernard in Cornwall has been banned from keeping farmed animals for life after failing to provide...
Environment
Water company fined over £2 million for pollution offences
South West Water (SWW) has been fined over £2 million for a series of environmental offences relating to water pollution...
Sheep
Shepherd pleads guilty to leaving dead sheep to rot
A shepherd from the Witney area in Oxfordshire has pleaded guilty to 13 animal welfare and farming standards offences, including...
Other
Dairy farm fined over £60k after worker fell through roof
A Bodmin dairy farm has been fined over £60,000 after one of its workers sustained injuries when he fell more...
World News
New Zealand farmer sentenced for hundreds of calf deaths
A New Zealand farmer who was found responsible for the deaths of 610 calves has been placed on home detention...
Other
Farmer jailed for destruction of River Lugg
A farmer has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for destruction of 1.5km of the protected River Lugg in...
Other
Livestock transporter fined for causing unnecessary suffering to calves
A livestock haulier has been fined over £6,500 for causing unnecessary suffering to calves while transporting them from a farm...
Machinery
7 men sentenced for handling stolen machinery worth £1.3m
Seven men have been sentenced for their parts in the handling and sale of stolen machinery worth over £1 million....
N.Ireland
Antrim food company fined for water pollution offence
A Northern Irish food company has been fined for causing a discharge of trade effluent to enter a waterway, the...
Pig/Poultry
Farmer banned from keeping animals after illegal pig slaughters
A farmer has been given a five-month suspended prison sentence and has been banned from keeping or caring for farmed...
Agri-Business
2 people jailed for $650m cattle-trading Ponzi scheme
Two people have been jailed for six years for their roles in a multimillion-dollar cattle-trading Ponzi scheme in the US....
N.Ireland
Enniskillen egg producers fined for water pollution offences
A business in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh has been fined for water pollution offences totalling £17,500 plus a £15 Offenders Levy....
Rural Life
3 men charged with hare coursing and livestock worrying
Three men have been charged in connection with hare coursing, being in charge of a dog worrying livestock and trespassing...
Agri-Business
3 defendants fined after student killed while repairing tractor
Fines totalling £50,000 have been handed down to three defendants following the death of a student while he was repairing...
Other
Exeter farmer fined after teen worker injured
A farmer from Exeter has been fined following an incident at his farm whereby a teenager worker suffered serious head...
N.Ireland
Belfast man convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to pigs
A Belfast man has been convicted of one charge of causing unnecessary suffering to three pigs and one charge of...
