Lancashire couple who trapped ponies in stables full of rotting faeces banned from owning animals
Date of alert:
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Crime Ref:
Force:
Lancashire Constabulary
An elderly couple who "imprisoned" several severely neglected ponies in "deplorable conditions" have been banned from keeping animals for life.
The ponies - aged around six and seven years old - were unable to stand up naturally due to the level of faecal build up in the cramped conditions they were living in.
The RSPCA believe the animals had never left their filthy stables for their whole life.
Three other ponies were found in poor health at stable nearby.
Inspector Vicki McDonald, who investigated the case, said “the extreme level of neglect found will remain with me” and said she had not seen anything like it in her entire career.
The vet advised that, due to their condition, four of the ponies would have to be put to sleep to end their suffering.
