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21
Apr
Moor Monkton pair sentenced for causing unnecessary suffering to emaciated horse
A man and woman from Moor Monkton have been banned from owning horses after being found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering.
Ian James Hartley, 72, and Amanda June Thompson, 66, were sentenced at York Magistrates Court yesterday (April 20).
According to court documents, Hartley and Thompson, of Red House Estate, failed to adequately address various conditions that affected a horse named Java's welfare between July 29 and August 29, 2024.
These are listed as multiple limb lameness, emaciation, lice and maggot infestation, an ulcerated penile mass and dental insufficiency.
The offending happened at Red House Livery in Moor Monkton.
Each defendant denied causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal on December 13, 2024, but were found guilty on March 19 this year.
During yesterday’s sentencing, the court made a confiscation order granting North Yorkshire Police the power to enter the defendants’ property and seize all animals owned by them.
The animals will be placed into the care of the RSPCA, which brought the case to court, with the intention of being rehomed.
In addition, the pair were banned from owning, keeping or dealing horses, as well as transporting or arranging the transportation of horses, for 12 months.
Hartley and Thompson were also ordered to pay a total of £1,479 to the court.
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