Sarcoid prosecution highlights need to call vet, not home-treat
THE prosecution of an owner for failing to seek appropriate treatment for her horse’s sarcoids, using a cream she had mixed herself, highlights why calling the vet has to be the only option.
Tracey Atchison’s New Forest pony Sonny had to be put down as a result of his severe, malignant sarcoids, which were “ulcerated and oozing”, having not been appropriately treated for years.
The 57-year-old, of East Howe Lane, Bournemouth, was found guilty
