Lifelong Bolster Moor farmer David Tweed guilty of 37 animal offences

Nov 17 2009 By Huddersfield Examiner

A FARMER has pleaded guilty to a string of offences against animals.

David Tweed, 57, admitted 37 counts brought against him by Kirklees Council’s environmental health department.

Among the offences were four of causing unnecessary suffering to rams, nine of failing to provide pigs with fresh drinking water and six of failing to comply with EU regulations on disposing of animal remains.

There was one of failing to prevent fighting among livestock and three of failing to provide secure accommodation, as well as a number of offences relating to the documentation farmers are required to keep.

All the offences took place at Tweed’s farm on Drummer Lane in Bolster Moor.