Bangor Woman Banned From Keeping Further Animals After Leaving Three Horses To Suffer
A Bangor woman has been banned from keeping any further animals after her three horses were found to be riddled with lice and underweight with their bones showing.
Sally Anne Boon (01/04/1958) of Llwyn Hudol, Bangor, appeared at Caernarfon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (7 September) and pleaded guilty to offences under the Animal Welfare Act.
Magistrates disqualified Boon from keeping any further animals for life and ordered her to pay £500 costs.
The RSPCA was called in April with concern for two bay mares named Lottie and Silkie, and a Cremello mare named Polo, being kept in the Llanfigael, Holyhead area. An inspector found the horses with an infestation of lice and had not been fed properly for a long time. Their spine, ribs and pelvic bones were clearly visible and they appeared lethargic and dispirited.
Boon admitted offences relating to causing unnecessary suffering to three horses. She admitted failing to provide them with a nutritionally balanced diet suitable for their needs and addressing their poor physical condition.
RSPCA inspector Mike Pugh said: “These horses were covered in lice, had no grazing and were not attended to for weeks. All these factors meant that their body condition deteriorated and they were in a poor state.
“Fortunately in our care we were able to give them the care they deserved. They have all made a good recovery and they are going to be made available for rehoming in the near future.”
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