Mother and daughter given animal bans

A MOTHER and daughter have been given ten-year bans from keeping some animals, after being found guilty of keeping goats and chickens in unsuitable environments with a lack of food and water.

- ANNETTE BELCHER

Carrie-Anne and Kerry Milton had 18 goats, 16 ducks and 28 chickens living in dirty cramped conditions in Cornwall. Kerry, 68, and Carrie-Anne, 43, both of Tregarrick, Looe, denied the charges but were each found guilty at Bodmin Magistrates' Court of two animal welfare offences, between April and May of last year, following an investigation and prosecution by the RSPCA.

The charity visited land in Widegates, near Looe, after concerns were raised about the welfare of the animals being kept there.

Animals were found in inadequate pens with poor ventilation, minimal food and dirty water, and no enrichment. The bedding was old, dirty, and wet.