Jack Smith, a Cambridgeshire farmer at Mill Hill Farm, has been sentenced after he was found to be committing animal welfare offences by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Trading Standards.

Smith, 21, farmed cattle and pigs at Mill Hill Farm on Mill Hill Lane, March.

He failed to act to provide for the basic needs of his livestock, including keeping them in a "hazardous environment below standard conditions."

He also gave them an "inadequate" diet.

Smith's farming practices were deemed poor, and sick and injured animals were not housed appropriately with the necessary bedding.

They were not protected from pain or suffering, and he didn't seek veterinary advice in an appropriate timeframe to give the animals the care they need.

Trading Standards officers visited the farm several times, and Smith received "extensive advice" from both the Trading Standards team and a vet from the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Smith pleaded guilty on Wednesday, April 10, to 16 offences contrary to the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007.

Mr Smith was handed an 18-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £26.