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| Animals seized in USPCA farm raid | Animals seized in USPCA farm raid |
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| The USPCA and police have raided a farm in County Down after receiving a tip-off that animals were being kept in cruel conditions. | The USPCA and police have raided a farm in County Down after receiving a tip-off that animals were being kept in cruel conditions. |
| Three hundred pigs and a number of cattle were found at the premises at Ballyroney Road near Katesbridge. | Three hundred pigs and a number of cattle were found at the premises at Ballyroney Road near Katesbridge. |
| Several animals were already dead when inspectors arrived. Others had to be put down. | Several animals were already dead when inspectors arrived. Others had to be put down. |
| The USPCA, which has said that while the livestock was generally healthy, it was being kept in appalling conditions. | The USPCA, which has said that while the livestock was generally healthy, it was being kept in appalling conditions. |
| Some of the animals were standing in 8ins of water. | |
| The family which owns the house which adjoins the farm is well-known to the USPCA and several members of it have convictions for animal cruelty. | The family which owns the house which adjoins the farm is well-known to the USPCA and several members of it have convictions for animal cruelty. |
| It is understood they told the USPCA that they did not know who owned the animals. | It is understood they told the USPCA that they did not know who owned the animals. |