Illegal Ear Mutilations

During our welfare callouts over the last year, SWEP has collected evidence of any foals with ear tags, ear notches or ear cuts.  These ear mutilations are now illegal under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, and moorland owners are no longer permitted to carry out these mutilations.  All the evidence we have collected has recently been passed onto the local authority in Devon, who have been very helpful in pursuing this matter.  We hope that this year, we will see a complete stop to these practices.  Any cases we find will be recorded and reported to the local authority.