CONVICTED (2019) | horse trader Leonard Jones, born c. 1966, of Butts Field, Hailsham BN27 2BZ – for the severe neglect of a piebald mare.
Leonard Jones was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a horse by failing to provide adequate or any parasitic control.
The offence took place at Hailsham between February 26 and December 28, 2018.
He was also found guilty of a further charge of causing unnecessary suffering to the piebald mare by failing to investigate and address the animal’s poor body condition and health.
Sentencing: 24 weeks in prison, suspended for two years. Six-month curfew. Ordered to pay £1,250 in costs. Banned from keeping or owning any animal for five years (expires December 2024).