Rural Life
US man attempted to create ‘giant sheep’ for captive hunting
A US man has pleaded guilty to two felony wildlife crimes as part of an almost decade-long effort to create...
Court
N.Ireland
Court fines man for transporting unfit puppies
A court in Northern Ireland has convicted and fined a man who was found to be transporting puppies which were...
Agri-Business
Farmer fined over £5k after woman is 'trampled' by cows
A farmer has been ordered to pay costs totalling over £5,000 after a woman was “trampled” by more than a...
N.Ireland
Court: Farmer pleads guilty to water pollution causing fish kill
A Co. Down farmer has pleaded guilty in court to a water pollution incident which resulted in a fish kill...
Agri-Business
Poultry farmer fined £28k for offences leading to bird flu outbreak
A partner in a poultry company has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £28,000 for offences relating to...
N.Ireland
Man given community service for breaches of vet medicines laws
A court in Northern Ireland has imposed community service on a Co. Tyrone man for illegal possession of veterinary medicines....
Environment
Devon farm fined over £4k for polluting watercourse with slurry
Bycott Farm Ltd of Halberton, Devon, has been fined a total of £4,300 for charges related to polluting a watercourse...
Sheep
Farmer found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals
A Gloucestershire farmer has pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a ram, failing in his duty of care to...
N.Ireland
Derry farmer and hydroelectric operator failed to maintain fish pass
A farmer and hydroelectric operator in Derry was found guilty of a fishery-related offence and received a 12-month conditional discharge...
Pig/Poultry
Cornwall farmer receives suspended sentence for animal welfare offences
A farmer from North Cornwall has been given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted to a string of animal...
Rural Life
Nottinghamshire: 6 men jailed for agri machinery thefts worth £1 million
Six men have been jailed in connection with thefts of plant and agricultural machinery totalling £1 million. Nottinghamshire Police said...
Other
Farming business fined after woman killed in cow attack
A farming business has been fined after a woman was killed after being butted several times by a cow. 61-year-old...
Rural Life
Farmer fined after man thought he was 'going to die' in cattle attack
A Devon farmer has been fined after a man feared for his life during a cattle attack while walking his...
Other
McCain Foods fined £700k after employee loses fingers in machine
McCain Foods has been fined £700,000 after one of its employees lost two of his fingers following an incident at...
Pig/Poultry
Egg supplier fined £223k after HGV crushes teen against a wall
Egg supplier Sunrise Poultry Farms has been fined £233,000 after a 19-year-old was crushed between a heavy goods vehicle (HGV)...
Agri-Business
2 men sentenced for farm fires causing more than £1m in damage
Two men who deliberately started fires across Sussex causing more than £1 million in damage have been sentenced. 20-year-old Joshua...
Rural Life
Beef and sheep farmer convicted over animals suffering
A six-month custodial sentence has been given to a beef and sheep farmer who failed to provide suitable care for...
Environment
Somerset cheese company fined over £23k for third pollution incident
A Somerset cheese-making company has been fined over £23,700 for a third case of causing pollution from its farm. Alvis...
