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Just another horse cruelty case !!

I picked this up on the Horse & Hound news feed and although the woman in question has been reported, caught, convicted and sentenced; that ain't the problem.

It's the punishment .....  and how it just does not fit the crime

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a woman who has a history of horse cruelty.

She had received an adult caution last year for neglecting two ponies so badly they had to be put down.

"His body was covered in large areas of hair loss and raw skin as a result of self mutilation. He was obviously in a great deal of discomfort."

In her absence Alcroft was banned from keeping equines for 10 years and the ILPH was awarded custody of Bobby, Milo and Cally.

A history of cruelty to horses. Two ponies killed because of her and another three left to suffer horrendously and what did she get........ An adult caution, which she apparently ignored, and banned from keeping horses for 10 years.

Will she ? Do we really believe she won't simply set up again somewhere else .

Why is the law such an ass where animal welfare is concerned, especially when there is a history of cruelty. Surely, this woman deserves some sort of physical confinement, a significant fine or just a good hard slap?

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