Shocking Horse Cruelty Case Costing RSPCA

The RSPCA is feeling the financial strains following a terrible case of animal cruelty uncovered and halted by the organisation. A farm in Buckinghamshire, run by a father and son team, was found to be home to hundreds of horses that were malnourished and mistreatment. RSPCA officials inspected the farm in Hyde Heath, run by Jamie and Jamie Jr Gray, and found absolutely appalling cases of animal cruelty. 32 horses were already dead and a further group of 150 plus horses and ponies were starving, weak and close to death.

Mr Gray was arrested and given 14 weeks in jail. He is also banned from ever keeping animals again. Some argue this is quite clearly too short a sentence for the type of crime committed. However, this case has also highlighted another problem with the current legal process with animal cruelty convictions; in the even of an appeal on the sentence, the animals in question cannot be re-homed until after the appeal is over. This has left the RSPCA with all the surviving horses to care for. As Mr Gray’s case cannot be heard until January, the predicted cost to the RSPCA is in the region of £1 million, a staggering sum. This cruel man, not satisfied with the pain inflicted on his animals, could now be partly responsible for the suffering of hundreds more animals who the RSPCA simply cannot afford to help.

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