JOE MORAN Believed to be currently operating a pound out of John Joe Fitzpatricks premises in Straffan. A Co Meath man who is employed by nine local authorities to look after seized animals has been sentenced to 16 months imprisonment today on charges of animal cruelty. Sentencing Joseph Moran of Cloneymeath, Summerhill, Judge Patrick McMahon said he was surprised to hear that the defendant still had contracts with local authorities. This person is totally unfit to deal with any form of animal and it would be my wish that he is banned for life from keeping horses, the judge declared at Trim District Court. The defendant was there at the time and he acknowledged that the animals had not had any water since they arrived at his farm three days earlier. The vet said the defendant had unnecessarily prolonged the suffering of the animals. As he inspected the other fields in the farm, Mr OBrien Lynch said he discovered several decomposed horse or donkey remains. Some had been there for many months rotting away. Mr OBrien Lynch said the defendant was a contractor paid to collect and care for vulnerable or neglected animals on behalf of the State and everything should have been top class. He said these animals had suffered institutional abuse”. However, Judge McMahon sentenced him to a total of 16 months in prison, although he fixed recognisances in the event of an appeal.
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 21:59:16 +0000
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