16th May 2024
Greg Baker, huntsman of the Carmarthenshire-based Llandeilo Farmers Hunt, was today sentenced to 20 weeks prison, suspended for 2 years, 150 hours of unpaid work plus a £150 surcharge after being found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a number of animals. He did not receive a disqualification.
When the RSPCA raided Baker’s squalid property, they found five horses suffering from extreme neglect. All were severely underweight and suffering from lice infestations and rain scald – a painful condition caused by prolonged exposure to the elements. One of the horses – a Shetland pony – weighed just 60 kg when rescued. She put on 20 kg when provided with basic care and nutrition by the RSPCA.
Additionally, a foxhound was found to have a prolapsed penis and had to be treated with methadone – the highest level of pain relief licensed for dogs – despite Baker’s protestation that no such anesthetic was needed.
In September 2023, the HSA broke the news that the Llandeilo Farmers Hunt had folded. Since then, there have been persistent rumors that the hunt would reform if Baker was acquitted. Fortunately, his barrister, fellow hunter and long-serving master of the Emlyn Beagles Matthew Paul, failed in this endeavor.
“We’re very disappointed that Baker wasn’t disqualified from keeping animals and that the 20 weeks prison sentence was suspended. Greg Baker is a nasty piece of work. We weren’t surprised when he was convicted of animal cruelty – we’ve seen his callous disregard for animal welfare whilst sabbing this now defunct hunt.
Although not surprised by the fact of it, we were shocked by the extent of the suffering the animals endured at the hands of Greg Baker and the Llandeilo Hunt. We are relieved that this hunt has now folded.”
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