Woman found not guilty of animal cruelty after kicking and slapping horse

The RSPCA has been accused of succumbing to online pressure from “ill-informed individuals” by a woman cleared of animal cruelty in a “politically charged” trial. Sarah Moulds was found not guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, a grey pony named Bruce Almighty, at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday. The 39-year-old, who lost her job as a teacher after the incident was filmed, said she had dedicated her life to “nurturing young minds” and it was “heart-wrenching to have been so wrongly and publicly maligned”. Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/25/rspca-trolls-ex-teacher-cruelty-trial/ #horse #uk #rspca Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.