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'Haunting scene of death and destruction' - SPCA describes dog massacre
SPCA inspectors sent to the scene of a mass killing of dogs have described it as a 'frightening example of animal abuse.'
SPCA inspectors sent to the scene of a mass killing of dogs have described it as a 'frightening example of animal abuse.'
A dispute between two neighbours has led to the slaughter of 33 dogs.
A man who tore the head off a kitten in front of his family has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison.
The ERA rules the SPCA acted "fairly and reasonably" in making a former general manager redundant months after he started. David Lloyd-Barker claimed his redundancy was "a sham".
MAF received almost 700 complaints about the mistreatment of livestock to November last year.
Her eye had to be stitched open, her cheekbone was broken, several of her teeth were crushed and she has no feeling on the left side of her face.
No one knows why Moko the dolphin prefers humans to his own kind, but everyone in Gisborne - both locals and visitors alike - are delighted he does.
A first-term National Party MP is seeking cross-party support for a law change for harsher penalties in cases of extreme cruelty to animals.