A farmer kept more than 200 animals - including nearly 130 horses and 60 dogs - in squalid conditions with some emaciated animals standing on up to 3ft of faeces. Christine Kelly, 60, kept horses, as well as dogs, donkeys, chickens, alpacas and goats in dangerous barns.
Huge herds of ponies, many riddled with worms, were living out in fields with hazardous metal and broken fencing were left sticking up from the thick mud. Inside two barns were pens full of donkeys, goats and ponies - many were left standing on top of 2ft to 3ft of waste and faeces built up over months, the RSPCA discovered.
Dozens of dogs - some heavily pregnant and others with tiny puppies in tow - were found chained and tethered on the filthy yard, while others were shut inside tiny cramped cages or makeshift kennels. Many were skinny and had untreated conditions, the RSPCA said after police raided the farm in Ripley, Surrey, on January 9, 2019.
