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THE WELSH
PONY AND COB SOCIETY THE WELSH PONY AND COB SOCIETY
MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT THE THISTLE HOTEL, BROAD STREET, BRISTOL AT 11.30 a.m. 0N FRIDAY, 9TH MARCH, 2007
PRESENT Mr. L. Bigley (Chairman); Miss S.M. Hardy (Vice-Chairman); Mr. M.C. Johnston (President); Mrs. M.E. Mansfield (President-Elect); Dr. E.W. Davies (Publicity Officer); Mrs. W. Bond; Mrs. C. Fell; Mr. M.T. Daley, Mr. E.T.E. Davies; Mrs. M.C. Edwards; Lady Evans-Bevan; Mr. S Franklin; Mrs. E R French; Mrs. P. Howells; Miss L. Hutchins; Mrs. K.A. James; Mr. A.J. Jones; Mrs. D. Jones; Mr. G. Jones; Mr. W.G. Jones; W. Lloyd; Mrs. R. Mills; Mr. D. Morgan; Mr. J. Parry; Miss R. Philipson-Stow; Mrs. J. P. Price; Mr. E.G. Prosser; Mr. J.A. Russell; Miss J. Sheil Mr. J.K. Spenser; Mrs. D. Thomas; Mr. P. Wilding-Davies and D. Ll. Williams.
IN ATTENDANCE The Chief Officer/Secretary and Deputy Secretary.
APOLOGIES Apologies for inability to attend the Meeting were received from Mrs. E.E. Dart and Mr. J.T. Kirk.
DECLARATION OF INTEREST
7044 The Chairman of Council enquired whether or not any members present wished to declare their interest with regard to any items on the Agenda.
The following members declared an interest: Mrs. C. Fell (Membership Appeal) Mrs. D. Jones (Membership Appeal) Miss R. Philipson-Stow (Independent Investigation) P. Wilding-Davies (Independent Investigation) J.K. Spenser (Independent Investigation/Staffing)
AGENDA AMENDMENT
7045 (a) Special Council Meeting The Chairman of Council referred to Agendum 4 – Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on 1st March, 2007. That Meeting had not been held and the Chairman sought the permission of Council to bring forward, instead, the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on 29th January, 2007. These Minutes would have been brought to the Meeting held on 1st March, 2007 had that meeting taken place.
IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED
That the Minutes of the Special Meeting held on 29th January, 2007 be taken as Agenda item 4.
(b) Performance Sire Rating Scheme The Chairman of Council confirmed that a situation had arisen with regard to the Performance Sire Rating Award which would have a huge bearing on the Awards to be presented at the AGM the following day. The Chairman sought permission to bring this matter to the attention of Council.
IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED
That Council would proceed to discuss the situation with regard to the award of the Performance Sire Rating Trophies.
Mrs. K.A. James reported that she believed that there had been a clerical error and a misunderstanding of the rules and regulations when compiling the Performance Sire Ratings results. Mrs. James had looked at the results very carefully and felt that the Trophies should not be awarded at the Annual General Meeting. She also believed there may have been a misinterpretation of the rules.
On the proposal of Miss S. Hardy and seconded by Miss J. Sheil
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the Presentation of the Performance Sire Rating Trophies for 2006 be suspended and that recompense be offered to those people affected who were coming specifically to the Annual General Meeting to collect their Award/s.
[NOTE: From the responses received in the Office only one member had indicated that he would be present at the Annual General Meeting and he had been notified of the circumstances on the Friday afternoon prior to the AGM].
Mr. E.G. Prosser referred to a copy of a letter he had received with regard to Performance Sire Rating Award.
The Chief Officer/Secretary reported that it was not possible for her to answer Mr. Prosser’s query as she did not have access to the necessary files. The Chief Officer/Secretary had, on numerous occasions, asked Council members to forward the enquiries/letters, etc. that they received from individuals to the Office prior to the Meeting to allow time for these to be investigated and the individuals replied to. The Chief Officer/Secretary respectfully requested that Council members should urge all members to send their queries directly to the registered Office. If Council members did receive one-off enquiries, would they please ensure that the individuals were referred to the Office or the letters were forwarded to the Office to be dealt with.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
Minutes of the Meeting held on 11th December, 2006, having been circulated, with one abstention recorded, were duly confirmed and signed.
Minutes of the Meeting (continuation of) held on 12th December, 2006 having been circulated and subject to two corrections, were duly confirmed and signed.
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES (11th December, 2006)
7046 (i) Twynrodyn (Ref.Min. 6997(ii))
Members of Council had been circulated, as requested, with a copy of a letter received on 2nd November, 2006 from L.T. Ryan of Dowlais Top Investment Co. Ltd relating to the introduction of a second Hill Improvement Society.
As recorded previously, the Lord of the Manor did not feel that an additional Hill Improvement Society would be sustainable.
On the proposal of Mr. P. Wilding-Davies and seconded by Dr. E.W. Davies, with 19 votes in favour, 4 against and 8 abstentions
IT WAS RESOLVED
That all Hill Improvement Societies be written to requesting verification that they are grazing lawfully on their designated Hills and Commons.
(ii) VAT Up-Date (Ref.Min. 6997(iii))
The Chief Officer/Secretary reported that she would make further enquiries with regard to the Report being compiled by Griffith & Miles.
(iii) Confidential item
(iv) NPS Qualifier (Ref.Min. 6997(x))
Members of Council were circulated with correspondence and e-mails relating to the award of the NPS/ Baileys Horse Feeds M & M Supreme Championship Qualifying round.
The Chief Officer/Secretary reported that the NPS had now confirmed that the NPS council had reviewed the situation at their recent meeting and were happy for the Qualifiers to remain at Northleach Show for 2007 on the proviso that the Show was prepared to accept NPS appointed Stewards to officiate.
(v) Report of the Disciplinary Review Working Party (Ref.Min. 6998)
The Chief Officer/Secretary sought clarification with regard to the request by Mr. M.T. Daley that Council members be circulated with copies of the advice received from the Solicitor. Without specific information the Chief Officer/Secretary was not in a position to circulate the required documentation.
(vi) Exhibition Unit (Ref. Min. 70000 (i))
Mr. S. Franklin gave a full and comprehensive update with regard to progress relating to the Exhibition Unit. Mr. R. Manchuip and Mr. B. Simons had attended a meeting and hade advised the Working Party with regard to the new regulations being introduced. The Working Party also looked at the specifications required and had now gone back to the companies involved with a tighter specification and asked for further quotes based on the amended specification. An additional firm had been approached as Mrs. C. Fell had spoken to Oakley and these had been included on the list.
IT WAS RESOLVED
That a list of the specifications be circulated to members of Council for their information.
(vii) IT Review (Ref.Min. 7002(i))
The Chief Officer/Secretary reported that the IT Review was still on-going but she had received the first draft of Phase 1. The Consultant was working towards having Phase 2 ready for the April Council meeting.
(viii) Equestrian Websites (Ref.Min. 7002(iv))
The Chief Officer/Secretary reported that she and Mr. Franklin had confirmed a meeting date with Mr. Dowding of Equestrian Websites however due to circumstances not involving Mr. Dowding, the meeting had had to be postponed. It was envisaged that a Meeting would now be held in mid-April.
The Chief Officer/Secretary gave a confidential report to Council outlining plans for the future of the Society’s website.
Mr. E.T.E. Davies asked that a copy of the contract between the Society and Equestrian Websites be circulated to members of Council.
IT WAS RESOLVED
That copies of the contract between the Society and Equestrian Websites be circulated to members of Council.
IT WAS FURTHER RESOLVED
That Council be supplied with a breakdown of the costs received and the costs paid out over the past two years with regard to Equestrian Websites.
(ix) Office Premises (Ref.Min. 7002(v))
Confidential item
(x) Confidential item
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES (12th December, 2006)
7047 (i) White Marking Working Group (Ref.Min. 7008))
Dr. E.W. Davies referred to an application that was outstanding due to its white markings. He felt that he and others could be in trouble for not having Passports.
The Chief Officer/Secretary reported that under the terms of the legislation, owners could refer back to the Society if problems arose when it could be confirmed that the application was pending. The Chief Officer/Secretary also referred to forms not being correctly completed. Where it has been brought to the Society’s attention that animals had white markings, the application forms were checked and the breeder/owner written to. However, if the forms were not correctly completed showing the true markings then the Office accepted them on face value until such time as they were brought to the attention of the Office. Such forms would then be deemed as being fraudulent.
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the Chief Officer/Secretary be instructed to warn members via the August Newsletter of the danger of committing fraud when completing their application forms, including the colour and markings, breeding and signatures therein.
(ii) Confidential item
(iii) Confidential item
(iv) Honorary Life Members and Honorary Vice-Presidents (Ref.Min. 7021)
Dr. E.W. Davies felt that not sufficient care was given when nominating and approving individuals for Honorary Vice-Presidents, in particular. This award was a prestigious award and recognised world-wide. Dr. Davies felt that there should be very good reasons for awarding such an honour.
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the awards of Honorary Life Members and Honorary Vice-Presidents be placed on the Agenda of the appropriate Committee for future discussion prior to the last Council Meeting before the next Annual General Meeting in 2008.
A further confidential item was discussed.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on 29th January, 2007 having been circulated were duly confirmed and signed subject to the following corrections:
Page 2 Deletion of third bullet point
Pages (various) Spelling of Miss J. Sheil and Miss R. Philipson-Stow
Page 7 Last paragraph:
“………..that they wished to record
the reason for their abstention. Both felt that they were not
MATTERS ARISING
7048 (i) Confidential item
(ii) Confidential item
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL WORKING GROUP HELD ON 15TH FEBRUARY, 2007
The Vice-Chairman, submitted a Report as printed.
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE REPORT
7049 (i) Memorandum and Articles of Association (Ref.Min. 7027)
The Chief Officer/Secretary referred to the statement relating to proxy votes and asked for this to be removed as this was an off the cuff comment and was not relevant or pertinent to the discussions at present.
Mr. M.T. Daley could not agree however on being put to the vote
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the comment be removed from the Report.
(ii) Open Council Meetings (Ref.Min. 7029)
Members considered the introduction of the term “Leader” instead of Chair for all Standing Committee and Working Groups.
On the proposal of Miss R. Philipson-Stow and seconded by Mrs. K.A. James and on being put to the vote with 15 in favour, 9 against and 2 abstentions
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the recommendation to approve that the title of Chair should no longer be used for Standing Committees and Working Groups and this be re-placed by the title Leader be not approved.
(iii) Judging and Showing Committee (Ref.Min. 7030)
Before proceeding to discuss the matter, members referred to the term sub-committee within the Resolution and agreed that this should be amended to read Working Group.
Mrs. K.A. James stated that she was confused with regard to the Judging and Showing Committee and could not see how this was moving forward. Considerable discussion took place with regard to the re-introduction of a Working Group named JAB and its remit.
On the proposal of Mr. W. Lloyd and seconded by Mr. D.Ll. Williams
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the recommendation from the Council Working Group be not accepted and that the Council Working Group be instructed to review the Judges and Showing Committee and bring back further recommendations.
Mr. E.G. Prosser felt that Council members should be involved with the Judging and Showing sub-Committee/Working Groups etc in order for this to be taken forward.
Members of the Council Working Group confirmed that they would keep this in mind during their deliberations.
ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE COUNCIL WORKING GROUP
7050 Subject to the Resolutions referred to above
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the Report, as submitted, be adopted.
REPORT OF THE JUDGES ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE HELD ON 19TH FEBRUARY, 2007
The Committee Chairman, submitted a Report as printed.
(i) Corrections
(a) Page 1 Educational Video (Ref.Min. 7033(ii))
Mr. E.T.E. Davies referred to remarks that had been made during the Committee Meeting and had asked for these to be minuted.
The Chief Officer/Secretary confirmed that this issue was one relating to the correctness of the Minutes. She had looked back at precedents set previously and where remarks had been made with a request that they be minuted, but subsequently retracted, the status quo had been to record the incident but not the remarks. If other issues arose from what was remarked those would then need to be dealt with appropriately. The Chief Officer/Secretary stated that in view of the laws in place it would not be appropriate to discuss the matter at this moment in time and she urged members to consider their position and if they thought action was necessary they would need to be raised in a formal manner.
Mr. E.T.E. Davies accepted the Chief Officer/Secretary statement and if that was the case, apologised.
(b) Page 4
Report Omitted to record that Mr. D. Blair left the Meeting prior to the discussion relating to the In-Hand Assessment for 2007.
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE REPORT
7051 (i) Spring 2007 Conference Review (Ref.Min. 7035)
Members discussed the recommendation regarding the Breed Descriptions and felt that this would be a very important discussion requiring time and consideration.
ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE JUDGES ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
7052 IT WAS RESOLVED
That the Report, as submitted, be accepted.
INTERIM REPORT OF THE OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING ON 8TH MARCH, 2007
The Committee Chairman submitted a verbal Interim Report.
[NOTE: Full written Report to be submitted for Council Meeting to be held in April, 2007]
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE REPORT
7053 (i) Judges Insurance
Mr. Franklin would report back to Council once he had received further information.
(ii) Equestrian Websites
Further enquiries would be made with regard to the contract with Equine Websites and the Committee Chairman would report back with any further developments.
(iii) Office Premises
The Committee Chairman stated that there was nothing further to add following the conversation that morning but Council would be kept up to date with developments.
(iv) Sundry Creditors
The Committee Chairman reported that there could be a potential problem relating to VAT and further enquiries would be made to establish whether or not this was the case and a report would be brought back to Council in due course.
(v) Staffing Issues
At this juncture Mr. K. Spenser and the Deputy Secretary were invited to retire from the Meeting.
(a) Retirement
Mr Franklin reported that as part of the staff review and being aware that the Deputy Secretary would like to retire early if it was financially possible, discussions had taken place and an agreement arrived at which he now recommended for Council’s approval. This would enable Mrs Spenser to retire early within the next couple of months with an agreed settlement which was disclosed to Council members On being put to the vote
IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED
That the settlement arrived at be approved. (b) Confidential Item
(c) Confidential Item
(vi) Overseas Delegates
The Finance Committee, as requested by Council, considered whether or not Overseas delegates attending International Meetings in the UK should be given financial assistance to cover the costs involved.
On behalf of the Finance Committee Mr. S. Franklin recommended that Overseas Delegates should not be offered financial assistance/expenses to attend International Meetings held in the UK. The proposal was seconded by Miss R. Philipson-Stow and with 22 votes in favour, 1 against and 1 abstention
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the Society would not offer financial assistance/expenses to Overseas Delegates attending International Meetings in the UK.
(vii) Council Expenses
Mr. S. Franklin confirmed that the Finance Committee had considered at great length the current situation with regard to Council expenses/re-imbursement. This currently allowed members 20p per mile plus accommodation. The Finance Committee felt that a “cap” should be placed on expenses claimed by Council members.
Mr. W. Lloyd stated that if Council members “pooled” the use of a car, this would result in only one claim for mileage. The Committee Chairman agreed.
Members discussed the matter at some length and queried whether or not co-opted members and volunteers could also claim expenses to which the Chief Officer/Secretary replied in the affirmative as this had already been agreed to at a previous meeting.
Mr. E.T.E. Davies stated that Council members were elected for six years on and three years off, were the decisions to allow expenses set in stone? The Chief Officer/Secretary replied that Council had also agreed that the decision be reviewed annually.
Mr. M.T. Daley had supported the paying of expenses as a means to encourage others to put their names forward for Council, bearing in mind that many would be giving up their holidays to attend meetings.
On the proposal of Mr. S. Franklin and seconded by Miss R. Philispon-Stow with 24 votes in favour and 1 against with no abstentions recorded
IT WAS RESOLVED
That Council members, in addition to the current 20p per mile, be allowed to claim expenses/re-imbursement of up to a maximum of £35 towards overnight accommodation plus £15.00 for subsistence in any 24 hour period.
IT WAS FURTHER RESOLVED
That excessive claims were to be discouraged.
IT WAS FURTHER RESOLVED
That the appropriate Committee be instructed to further review the case of re-imbursement/expenses bearing in mind the comments made during the discussion.
ADOPTION OF THE INTERIM REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
7054 Subject to the Resolutions referred to above
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the Interim Report of The finance Meeting be adopted.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
7055 Mr. L. Bigley, wished to thank the Council for the very great honour of appointing him as Chairman of Council for the past year. He also wished to thank Council members for their support, in particular Miss Sue Hardy in her capacity as Vice-Chair and for all her hard work, especially over the past few months. Mr. Bigley also wished to thank the President and President-Elect who had both worked so hard behind the scenes.
The Chairman also wished to thank Mrs. Gian Fazey-Koven, Mrs. Llinos Spenser and all the staff who had been incredible and had worked so hard.
Mrs. M.E. Mansfield, President-Elect took the opportunity to thank Mr. Bigley for all he had done on behalf of the Society, the amount of work involved was tremendous and she wished him well for the future.
CHIEFOFFICER/SECRETARY’S REPORT
7056 The Chief Officer/Secretary stated that she was delighted with the decisions taken by Council up to this point.
The Chief Officer/Secretary also wished to thank the Deputy Secretary for her support over the past two years in so many ways and also wished to take the opportunity to thank all those retiring members of Council. Their support over the past two years had been incredible and also challenging. Mrs. Fazey-Koven also wished to thank the Chairman, Mr. L. Bigley and the Vice-Chair, Miss S. Hardy for all their help and support.
CORRESPONDENCE
7057 (i) Aberystwyth & Ceredigion County Show
Members of Council had been circulated with copies of letters and information received from Aberystwyth & Ceredigion County Show. The Show appealed to Council to re-consider the decision taken at the Meeting held on 30th October, 2006 not to award the show with Silver Medal status for 2007. This decision had been taken due to the fact that the required information had not been returned in time for the appropriate Committee Meeting set up to discuss the 2007 Silver Medal awards. The current status was that the Show be re-viewed for 2008.
After considerable discussion and on the proposal of Mr. W. Lloyd seconded by Mr. E.T.E. Davies with 14 votes in favour, 12 votes against and 1 abstention
IT WAS RESOLVED
That Aberystwyth & Ceredigion County Show be re-instated with silver medal status for 2007.
(ii) Aberaeron Festival of Welsh Ponies and Cobs
Members of Council had been circulated with a copy of a letter dated 5th February, 2007 from Aberaeron Festival of Welsh Ponies and Cobs. Also circulated was a copy of the reply dated 20th February, 2007 sent to Ms. C. Jones, Secretary of the Festival.
One of the requests received from the Festival was for a Council member or members to be invited to sit on their Committee for the mutual benefit of both organisations.
Reference had also been made in the letter with regard to an informal meeting which they perceived to be in the pipeline and the possibility of providing animals for a display in Essen Equitana.
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the possibility of appointing a delegate/s to attend meetings of the Aberaeron Festival of Welsh Ponies & Cobs be considered at the April Meeting when the Council would be appointing delegates to various organisations.
(iii) Diamond Jubilee – BHS
Members of Council were circulated with a letter dated 26th November, 2006 received from The British Horse Society inviting the Society to take part in the Diamond Jubilee on Saturday, 7th July, 2007 at Windsor Great Park. The Chief Officer/Secretary had been in correspondence with The BHS and in a letter dated 26th February, 2007 Mr. Graham Cory of the BHS had confirmed that although each Society had been limited to 2 riders, all four Sections of the Society could be represented. Mr. Cory added that the BHS would incur costs on a “per participant” basis and therefore hoped that the Society could make a small donation to the BHS to help defray the extra expenses.
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the BHS be thanked for allowing all four Sections to be represented at the Diamond Jubilee.
(iv) Petplan Equine National Riding Festival
Information had been received regarding the Petplan Equine National Riding Festival, the emphasis for 2007 would be on riding centres with a series of Open Days across the country. The Society would be invited to nominate a Riding Centre to take part and a criteria list had been supplied. The full sponsorship to participate would cost £3,000plus VAT.
After careful consideration
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the Society would not participate in the Petplan Equine National Riding Festival.
(v) Assocation of Show and Agricultural Organisations
Members of Council were circulated with a letter addressed to all Equine Breed Societies dated 15th January 2007 from the Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations Attached to the letter was a draft copy of the Show Stewards Feedback Form. The ASAO had raised the question “quality of judges” at one of its Council meetings. It had been suggested that a form be circulated to all Shows for completion by Horse Stewards in respect of any judges who, in their opinion, fell short of their duties. Initially the forms would be returned to the ASAO for eventual submission to the appropriate Breed Society who could then take whatever action they considered appropriate.
The details were required by their Meeting to be held on 26th February, which had passed however, a holding letter had been sent indicating that the Society’s response would be forthcoming for their records, albeit after the date of the ASAO meeting.
IT WAS RESOLVED
That the Society was not in favour of the introduction of a Stewards Feed Back form to monitor judges.
(vi) Confidential Item
(vii) YFC Young Judges Competition
Members of Council were circulated with a letter dated 18th January, 2007 from Miss L. Jones of the YFC. The annual Young Judges Competition was again being held at the Royal Welsh Show and they asked whether or not the Society would be willing to assist in supplying 8 Welsh Mountain Ponies for the competition to be held on Thursday, 26th July, 2007 at 10.00 a.m. in the Cattle Ring.
IT WAS RESOLVED
That Miss J. Sheil and Mrs. D. Thomas be thanked for volunteering to organise the supply of the necessary animals and that they liaise direct with the YFC.
(viii) Llanrhidian Marsh Pony Improvement Society
Members of Council were circulated with copy of a letter received on 17th January, 2007 from Mrs. Eynon-Davies, Secretary of the Llanrhidian Marsh Pony Improvement Society. Also circulated was a copy of the reply from the Chief Officer/Secretary dated 21st February, 2007 regarding the inspection of foals, etc. in relation to the HBLB Grant. Mrs. Eynon-Davies queried whether or not the Inpsectors could visit Llanrhidian Marsh to inspect the foals and also the 4 year olds rather than having to take them to the Inspection Centre.
The Chief Officer/Secretary has responded that it was a requirement of the Grant Rules that all foals should be off the Hills and Commons by 31st October in each year.
[NOTE: The Council had previously approved that any 4 year old mares unable to attend the Inspection Centre could be inspected on the appropriate Hills or Commons.]
(ix) Confidential Item
SERVICE QUERIES
7058 (i) Confidential Item
(ii) Confidential Item
(iii) Confidential Item
(iv) Confidential Item
LLANGENNETH HILL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY
The Chief Officer/Secretary reported that to date she was still waiting further information and this would be brought back to Council when applicable. The situation was currently pending.
WELFARE CASE – Mrs. R. Springett
7059 Members of Council were circulated with copy of a letter dated 5th January, 2007 received from Morris & Bates together with copy of details relating to Memorandum of Conviction received from Welshpool Magistrates’ Court Office relating to Mrs Renee Springett, The Old White Lion, Llansilin, Oswestry. Mrs. Springett, a paid-up member of the Society, had been convicted of causing :
(1) “unnecessary suffering to an animal namely a Welsh Mountain cross mare pony (PDL/1) by unreasonably omitting to provide the said animal with adequate diet sufficient for its needs and with adequate worming treatment so as to prevent parasitic burden. Contrary to Section 1(1)((A) of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 WP30 10802.”
(2) “unnecessary suffering to an animal namely a Welsh Mountain yearling foal (PDL/2) by unreasonably omitting to provide the said animal with adequate diet sufficient for its needs and with adequate worming treatment so as to prevent parasitic burden. Contrary to Section 1(1)((A) of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 WP30 10802.”
(3) “unnecessary suffering to an animal namely a Welsh Mountain cross yearling (PDL/3) by unreasonably omitting to provide the said animal with adequate diet sufficient for its needs and with adequate worming treatment so as to prevent parasitic burden. Contrary to Section 1(1)((A) of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 WP30 10802.”
(4) “unnecessary suffering to an animal namely a Welsh Mountain cross foal (PDL/2) (PDL/4) by unreasonably omitting to provide the said animal with adequate diet sufficient for its needs and with adequate worming treatment so as to prevent parasitic burden. Contrary to Section 1(1)((A) of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 WP30 10802.”
On the 15th December, 2006 Mrs. Springett was convicted of four offences of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal |