More than 200 neglected animals have been saved from a farm in Surrey, marking one of the UK's biggest rescue missions in history. The RSPCA-led investigation began in January 2019 when Surrey Police executed a warrant at a farm in Ripley over concerns for the welfare of horses at the site.
Rescuers found huge herds of ponies riddled with worms, pens full of donkeys standing in months of faeces, and dozens of dogs - some heavily pregnant - shut inside tiny cramped cages. On August 25, a woman was given a suspended sentence after being found guilty of 15 offences under the Animal Welfare Act.
