️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  A farmer who left dozens of pigs drowning in a mud pit that was so disgusting seven of the animals had to be put down has been fined more than £37,000. Jonathan Forbes-Brown, 54, allowed the 64 animals to live in squalid conditions and failed to provide food and water at his farm in Braintree, Essex. Seven of the animals had suffered so much that they had to be put down after getting stuck in mud to such an extent that slurry covered more than half of their body. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Jonathan Forbes-Brown, 54, allowed 64 pigs to live in squalid conditions and failed to provide food and water at his farm in Braintree, Essex. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> RSPCA officers spent hours rescuing the animals from the 'worst conditions they had ever seen' Seven of the pigs had to be put down after being rescued from the mud pit, while another was found to be suffering from a bad leg injury having been hit by a car but never taken to the vets by Forbes-Brown. Another pig was found to be suffering from a bad leg injury after being hit by a car and never being taken to the veterinarian.<unk> Another pig was found to be suffering from a bad leg injury after being hit by a car and never being taken to the veterinarian. Forbes-Brown<unk>denied<unk>seven<unk>animalcruelty<unk>accusations<unk>for failing to provide a suitable environment, food, fresh water or appropriate veterinary care at Colchester Magistrates' Court.<unk>Forbes-Brown<unk>denied<unk>seven<unk>animalcruelty<unk>accusations<unk>for failing to provide a suitable environment, food, fresh water or appropriate veterinary care at Colchester Magistrates' Court. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Samantha Garvey, an RSPCA Inspector, said rescuers spent hours trying to free the pigs from the mud after receiving reports they were living in squalor.<unk> Samantha Garvey, an RSPCA Inspector, said rescuers spent hours trying to free the pigs from the mud after receiving reports they were living in squalor. She said: 'These were the worst conditions I have ever had to work in - the pigs had just been left to literally drown in the mud. The slurry was halfway up their bodies in some cases, and took several of us most of the day to try and lift them out to safety.<unk> The slurry was halfway up their bodies in some cases, and took several of us most of the day to try and lift them out to safety. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ It... It... It...
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Animals found drowning in mud pit with slurry covering half of their body.<unk> Animals found drowning in mud pit with slurry covering half of their body.<unk> Animals found drowning in mud pit with slurry covering half of their body. Farmer failed to provide adequate food, water or living conditions for them. (Farmers failed to provide adequate food, water or living conditions for them.) ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ 37,000 fine after being found guilty of seven counts of animal cruelty. (£ 37,000 fine after being found guilty of seven counts of animal cruelty) <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>