Horse-stabber Reg Ozanne has been cleared of wrongdoing after he was found in a car with a dog.
The 52-year-old was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment after stabbing miniature horse Star 41 times in a Waitati paddock in 2019.
Ozanne was released from prison in August last year on a range of conditions, one of which banned him from ''physical contact'' with animals.
In April, shortly before those restrictions ended, he was pulled over by police and found with a friend who had a chihuahua on his lap.
![Reg Ozanne's prison release conditions have now ended but he cannot own a pet until 2030. Photo / Otago Daily Times](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7ZCCNTLYNTPNWVY3PHTKDGZITM.jpg?auth=564a05b0c9e5a313967159ee2bb85b7396c4358fbd2a89f2d44e51a323d204b2&width=16&height=20&quality=70&smart=true)