Farm Couple Banned for 12 Years After Animal Welfare Offences

Farming couple banned from keeping livestock for 12 years over welfare charges

A farming couple from Staffordshire have been banned from keeping livestock for 12 years after they were found guilty of multiple animal welfare offences. Staffordshire County Council first took action against Matthew Shuker, aged 38, and his wife Courtney Shuker, aged 32, in March 2023 when the council’s trading standards officers visited their farm, which resides in Leek. Upon arrival at Shuker’s Westwood Hall Farm, officers reportedly found c…

Farm couple banned for 12 years after animal welfare offences

Matthew and Courtney Shuker from Westwood Hall Farm in Leek admitted more than 30 animal welfare charges and have also been banned from keeping domestic animals - including horses - for 10 years

West Midlands couple given 15 year animal ban after 'shocking' dog abuse case

Sentencing the pair, magistrates said the case was ‘shocking’ and that the animals had been in ‘appalling’ conditions.

Northampton couple banned from keeping animals for life - Companion Life

A Northampton couple have been banned from keeping animals for life after pleading guilty to not meeting the needs of several animals, following a prosecution by the RSPCA. Gary Kalukki and Melissa Louise Kalukki of Richmond Terrace were prosecuted for four animal welfare offences - relating to seven cats, three dogs and a rabbit. They were