Couple found guilty of neglecting emaciated horse
Couple found guilty of neglecting emaciated horse A married couple from West Sussex have been banned from keeping horses for three years after the discovery of an emaciated and injured horse at their Billingshurst farm. |  |
In just under four months, Ghandi put on 126 kilos and the wound on his withers healed, but unfortunately other health issues he had proved unresponsive to treatment and the sad decision was made to put him to sleep to end his suffering.
World Horse Welfare Field Officer Ted Barnes comments: "In his time Ghandi must have been a very impressive horse and I find it very upsetting that Mr and Mrs Robinson did not offer him the dignity in his later years that he deserved. I hope their sentence sends a clear warning message to others and that they are afforded a more comfortable retirement than they provided for their horse."
Added on: 25/09/09.
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