Wendy Davies, founder of the Isleham Horse and Pony Rescue Centre at Willow Tree Stables, is set to appear at Peterborough Magistrates Court for a two-day trial concerning alleged animal welfare offences that occurred in April last year. The charges, brought by Peterborough City Council following an investigation by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Trading Standards, include failing to protect pigs from pain and disease, providing inadequate food and water, neglecting an injured chicken, and housing poultry in unsanitary conditions. Davies, 74, has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts under the Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) Regulations 2007, the Animal Welfare Act 2006, and the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013.

The Isleham Horse and Pony Rescue Centre, established by Davies in the early 1990s, is known for caring for neglected and abused animals. The prosecution follows visits by trading standards officers that prompted the investigation. The case highlights concerns over the treatment of farmed animals, including pigs and chickens, at the rescue centre.