“Intervention should have happened earlier. Shouldn't have to go that far. Poor animals "," Why let it go several years ???? "," Far too long handling times for animals that are in bad shape ", are some of the reactions in the comments section to our article about the cared for neglected animals.
According to Maria Hammarström, the county administrative board has made repeated visits to the farm for ten years. Deficiencies have been addressed and corrected, new deficiencies have been discovered and corrected and so it has been going on. However, the situation has worsened over the past year.
- There have been animal welfare deficiencies, of varying scope and varying severity, sometimes for several years in the herd. From the outside, it may appear that the authority is not doing anything, but the County Administrative Board has in various ways acted and taken measures to get the keeper to rectify the shortcomings, says Maria Hammarsten.
"Legal proof takes time"When the County Administrative Board finds deficiencies in an animal husbandry, the animal keeper should be given the opportunity to correct them and often the animal owner does so according to the county administrative board. Sometimes, as in this case, deficiencies may occur, or new deficiencies will arise. But according to Maria Hammarström, it takes time to make legally sound judgments if a pet owner "cannot sustain his livestock keeping" as the legislation requires.
- Before one can make as far-reaching decisions as one takes care of, other ways need to be tried first. When the keeper, despite being given time and opportunity to improve the situation for the animals, does not take advantage of this opportunity, the County Administrative Board considers that there is reason for the decision that has now been made.