CONVICTED (2019) | Lee John Fisher, born March 1989, of Haslehurst Close, March PE15 9BB – starved pigs to death. Fisher entered a guilty plea to ten offences under the Animal Welfare Act. The charges relate to the inadequate diet given to the pigs and a lack of veterinary care provided for them. Farmer Lee John Fisher of March, Cambridgeshire, left pigs to starve to death in horrible conditions Following the investigation 103 pigs were signed over into RSPCA care. RSPCA Inspector Alex Coghlan attended the site in August 2018. She said: “We were alerted to the state of this land via an anonymous letter including photographs. “The smell of the site hit you as soon as you walked in, the pigs were being kept in cramped conditions and in some cases live animals were lying alongside dead ones. “It was distressing to see particularly as only one pen had any water for the pigs, when we offered the younger pigs a drink they were frantic. I was very concerned for the welfare of these animals.” Sentencing: two 18-week custodial sentences and eight 9-week custodial sentences on the charges, to run concurrently. £600 costs. Disqualified from keeping all animals for 15 years. Cambs Times Peterborough Today