Pigs were shot dead today at the farm used by banned farmer Lance Beale.
Animal health officers from Wiltshire County Council’s trading standards department together with officials from Defra and a police officer oversaw the killing of pigs at Wyatts Lake Farm at Westbrook near Bromham No one at trading standards was available for comment and Mr Beale, who was at the farm, did not wish to speak about what was happening.
On January 23 police and animal health officials swooped on the farm because of concerns about the well being of a large number of livestock.
Then the carcasses of about eight pigs were found. Two were sent away for post mortem examination and the county council served an improvement notice on the farm to dispose of the remaining carcasses.
One pig was destroyed on the authorisation of Mr Beale after an animal health officer said it needed to be treated or destroyed.
Following that incident trading standards department started an investigation into whether offences had been committed regarding the disposal of carcasses or under the Animal Welfare Act.
On December 29 2005 Mr Beale was banned from keeping livestock for ten years by a judge at Salisbury Crown Court after he was convicted of 14 animal welfare charges relating to sheep he kept at Wyatts Lake Farm between November 2000 and January 2001.
Mr Beale told the Gazette after the swoop at the farm in January 2009 that the animals were looked after by a company called WLF (1981) Ltd and not him although a check on Companies House website showed he was listed as a director.
