CONVICTED (2021) | farmer Andrew John Conibear, born c. 1964, of Vellacott Farm, Combe Martin, Ilfracombe EX34 0PG – failed to look after animals in his care.
Over two years Conibear had repeatedly been advised by officers from Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards and vets from the Animal and Plant Health Agency about the condition of his livestock.
The animals were in poor condition with little food and suitable conditions to lay.
In one instance a lamb was so weak he could not stand and had to be euthanised to prevent further suffering.
Conibear pleaded guilty to failing to look after animals in his care .and to failing to dispose of dead livestock without ‘undue delay’.
Sentencing | Ordered to pay a £150 fine and a £34 victim surcharge. Banned from keeping cattle and sheep for two years (expired June 2023). The court suspended the ban for three months in order to give Conibear time for the sale and disposal of his existing livestock.