Cheshire woman banned from having ‘any part in the welfare of horses'
| Cheshire woman banned from having ‘any part in the welfare of horses' World Horse Welfare is delighted with the sentence given to Caroline Sutton, a 52 year old Cheshire woman with a history of neglecting horses. Ms Sutton of Lindfield Estate North in Wilmslow, appeared before Macclesfield Magistrates Court on Wednesday 10th December November 2008 where she was given a three year Community Order with supervision requirements, an eight year ban on owning, keeping, dealing, transporting, or having any part in the welfare of horses and costs of £250 for a catalogue of offences under Section 9 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The Judge also ordered that the remaining horses in her care be seized. |
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"Caroline Sutton has been a thorn in the side of World Horse Welfare, the RSPCA and countless local people, for many years. It is only through the introduction of new legislation that we were finally able to bring to an end the totally unacceptable manner in which she has been keeping her horses.
"From the first day I met her, Caroline Sutton professed to be a horse lover. In fact she is a disgrace and embarrassment to the horse world. She alone is responsible for subjecting her horses to a life of misery, discomfort and squalor and should be ashamed of herself. She deserves her punishment together with the contempt of those of us who have had the misfortune to deal with her over the years."
Two of the seven horses seized from Caroline Sutton were taken to World Horse Welfare's Penny Farm in Blackpool and have thrived in the charity's care. It is hoped they will soon find loving new homes. Anybody who is interested in rehoming a horse from World Horse Welfare can visit www.worldhorsewelfare.org
Added on: 11/12/08.
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