James Robert Moar pled guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to his livestock
An Orkney councillor has been sentenced to more than 100 hours of unpaid work after neglecting his cattle so badly that two of them had to be put down.
Scottish SPCA inspector Andy Brown said he first received reports of concern for the cattle on May 5 last year. Upon their arrival to the Moar's premises, inspectors found several of the cows were malnourished and unable to move. Mr Brown said one of the cows was lame on her left back leg, which was significantly swollen, and unable to walk more than four or five steps. Upon examination, the animal was found to have a serious infection, which had likely progressed over several weeks and was now deemed untreatable.
Mr Brown said: “Once euthanised, the vet noticed that the lateral claw of her left hind foot was missing and the surface was oozing blood. Mr Moar advised she had not received any treatment within the last month and that prior to this she had received one injection of antibiotic."
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