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Case adjourned for Powys farmer charged with causing suffering to animals

The man faces nine charges in total including failure to dispose of a dead bull carcass at his farm near Pontrobert

Mia Willemsen
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Llandrindod Wells Magistrates' and Family Court
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Llandrindod Wells Magistrates' and Family Court

A case involving Powys farmer Gareth Wyn Jones, who faces nine animal welfare charges, has been adjourned. The 62-year-old appeared at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court on Tuesday (April 19) but...

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