A farmer who starved his Highland cows during a drought has been fined.
David Cameron left the animals in a field at Broadleys Farm near Stirling without checking on them during an extended period of dry weather in the spring and summer of 2023.
Animal health inspectors found two of the cattle in an "emaciated" state following a tip off from an anonymous caller, while another had failed to develop udders after birthing its first calf due to "chronic malnutrition".
Cameron, 72, was fined £1,040 after admitting a single charge of causing unnecessary suffering to animals at Stirling Sheriff Court.
The cows were later fed by staff at a local cattle mart and auctioned off, with proceeds going to Stirling Council.
Cameron's lawyer said he had been a farmer for more than 50 years and had never previously been involved in such an incident.