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Farmers broke bovine TB rules


Three farmers have been prosecuted for ignoring disease control rules

Richard Young

Posted 26 February 2024 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Animal Health and Welfare|West Midlands


UPDATES: Three Staffordshire farmers have received suspended prison sentences after admitting offences involving false bovine tuberculosis declarations and failures to record cattle movements, underlining the importance of livestock traceability.

Three Staffordshire farmers who breached cattle identification and movement rules have been given suspended jail sentences following a Staffordshire County Council Trading Standards investigation.

Sean Landy (48) from Onneley, Staffordshire, pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud and dishonestly stating that cattle had been pre-movement tested for bovine tuberculosis prior to selling th...

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