CONVICTED (2019) | Justine Arabella Peroni, born 10/09/1967, of The Coombe, Deviock Hill, Downderry, Torpoint, Cornwall PL11 3NA – for cruelty to cattle on her smallholding
Justine Peroni admitted five charges of animal cruelty. These included a charge of “unnatural breeding” for allowing a bull to breed with his mother.
During a visit to Peroni’s smallholding Cornwall Council’s Animal Health team and vets from DEFRA found emaciated cattle, one cow with “pus dripping from its udder”, and fields covered in hazardous objects.
The four other charges Peroni admitted were:
- Two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a cow by failing to provide prompt effective treatment
- Failing to provide a suitable environment for cattle by allowing them access to items that had the potential to injure them
- Failing to tag a calf within 20 days of its birth
Jane Tomlinson, the council’s Head of Trading Standards, said Peroni ignored the council’s advice, including the “most obvious cattle welfare needs”.
Sentencing: six-week curfew; ordered to pay £2,000 in council costs. Banned from keeping animals for five years (expires September 2024).