Dorset Farmer Banned From Keeping Sheep

A Dorset farmer has been convicted of cruelty and banned from keeping sheep, following a shocking neglect of dozens of sheep. Nigel Anthony Turner, 56, of Ryme Intrinseca near Sherborne, pleaded guilty to 19 offences at Weymouth Magistrates Court on 26 January 2026. This followed a site visit in January 2025, where more than 100 sheep were found to be kept in awful conditions. The court heard Dorset Council’s Trading Standards […] The post Dorset Farmer Banned From Keeping Sheep appeared first on Dorset Eye.