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Wed 06 Jun 2007Stud farmer jailed for animal crueltyA stud farmer has been sent to prison for animal cruelty after an ISPCA inspector found a horse in his care to have injuries, including pus oozing from his head and a foul smell coming from a wound 15cm long and 3cm deep across his nose.Eamon Salmon of Fortbarrington, Athy, Co Kildare, was convicted and sentenced to three months imprisonment over the incident on September 1st, 2006, when ISPCA inspector Brendan Hughes, accompanied by gardaí, inspected a premises at Ballylehane Lower, Ballylinan, and found a yearling in what he described as "considerable distress".