A Shropshire farmer has been given a suspended jail sentence after admitting failing to look after his cattle properly.
Ian Leslie Cooper, aged 65, of Woodbank Farm, Abdon, near Craven Arms, appeared at Telford Magistrates Court on Monday for sentencing after admitting charges earlier this year.
He also admitted keeping cattle in a shed in fields where there were hazards, namely bricks, a broken gate and barbed wire at ground level. All the offences were recorded at 'Osley' at Clee St Margaret following visits from Shropshire Council animal welfare inspectors. The farm is currently under restrictions which mean that movement and sale of cattle is restricted, and in the worst case it would mean the destruction of the animals.
Mr Cooper's brother's death also meant that he has to look after that land too, at the same time as his mobility is restricted as he waits for a hip operation."He had attempted to catch the bull so the horn could be treated but couldn't catch it, then he left it as a TB check was due and that would have caught the bull," said Ms Sarginson.
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