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A stud farmer who posed as a vet and kept horses and dogs in such poor conditions some had to be put down has been told he is facing jail.
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he → pose → jail
Bernard Wentink, 54, kept animals in “completely unacceptable” conditions at his home in Coalburn, Lanark, and in rented buildings in Lesmahagow and Cumbernauld.
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Wentink → keep → Lesmahagow
The animals had conditions including dental disease, dermatitis, lice and swelling of the limbs, and some were malnourished.
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some → have → limbs
The skeletal remains of a horse were also discovered in the field, which inquiries later showed had belonged to Wentink.
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inquiries → discover → Wentink
Investigators searching his home found eight dogs in cages, suffering from “unnecessary pain, discomfort and exposure to disease” due to the “unsanitary conditions”.
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Investigators → search → conditions
Four dogs were found in an outdoor enclosure amid large amounts of faeces and with no access to food or water.
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dogs → find → food
SPCA officers searched Wentink’s properties on October 31 2023, and seized 13 dogs and numerous horses.
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officers → search → dogs
On September 15 this year Wentink pleaded guilty to seven breaches of the Animal Health and Welfare Act and one of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.
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Wentink → plead → Act
He had been due to be sentenced at Airdrie Sheriff Court on Tuesday but Sheriff Derek Livingston deferred this until December 1 to allow more time to prepare.
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Livingston → sentence → time
He told Wentink he is likely to face jail.
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he → tell → jail
“Uppermost in my mind is imprisonment, but I will be looking at all other alternatives,” he said.
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he → look → alternatives
The sheriff added that he would take into account the fact Wentink is a first-time offender.
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Wentink → add → fact
“Many of the dogs displayed fearful and stereotypical behaviours consistent with poor welfare and prolonged confinement,” she told the court.
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she → display → court
“The combination of unsanitary accommodation, inadequate parasite control, lack of veterinary treatment, inadequate provision of food and water and a failure to provide an environment suitable for the animals’ behavioural and welfare needs resulted in unnecessary suffering and placed the dogs at a significant risk of injury, disease and ill health.”
She laid out a number of “welfare concerns” for the horses.
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She → provide → horses
These included overgrown hooves requiring farrier attention, untreated dental disease, teeth in sharp enamel points and dental overgrowths, thrush, dermatitis, alopecia, faecal staining and swelling of the limbs.”
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These → include → limbs
She said one horse found in an old cattle shed with “wet deep faeces throughout” was “heavily pregnant” and suffering from “malnutrition, painful untreated rain scald, an infected leg wound, (and) a worm burden”.
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horse → say → malnutrition
She added that Wentink had carried out veterinary procedures on horses as part of his stud business for more than 15 years, despite not having the qualifications to do so.
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Wentink → add → qualifications
Wentink will be sentenced at Airdrie Sheriff Court on December 1.
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Wentink → sentence → December
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