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finally arrive at Hillside... Illegal Slaughter...
d, following their involvement and the We weren’t prepared for the
he cows’ confidence, we were able to horrific scenes of animal carnage
that we faced when we found Mark
he safety of the Sanctuary. Gathercole’s illegal slaughterhouse.
Blood smeared knives, choppers
and an electric saw lay next to
severed sheeps’ limbs and heads
and pits full of blood.
After gaining sufficient video
evidence, Hillside alerted the
RSPCA who, with the Police,
raided the premises. During the
court case it was described how
Gathercole slaughtered the sheep
in full view of each other, some
being so close they were
splattered in blood before being
despatched themselves.
We were relieved that our
evidence resulted in a successful
prosecution of Gathercole, who
pleaded guilty to 20 charges of
cruelty and causing unnecessary
harm. He was sentenced to three
months in prison and banned from
keeping goats and sheep for life.
Since 2000, we have exposed
THREE further cases of this
barbaric and, sadly,
commonplace trade in
animal suffering where the
perpetrators were found
guilty and sent to prison.
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