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No regrets over dog massacre
The man who took part in the gruesome Wellsford massacre of 33 dogs insisted that his conscience was clear last night.
Police question man over dog massacre
Three police cars were last night at the property of one of the men believed to have shot 33 dogs.
SPCA staff offered counselling after dog massacre
SPCA staff who inspected carcasses of 33 dogs slaughtered in Northland earlier this week have been offered counselling.
'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.'
33 dogs massacred in 'rifle-killing frenzy'
A dispute between two neighbours has led to the slaughter of 33 dogs.
Man who twisted cat's head off in front of family jailed
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.
Former SPCA manager loses wrongful redundancy claim
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".
Hundreds of cases of livestock mistreatment reported
MAF received almost 700 complaints about the mistreatment of livestock to November last year.
Dog-attack victim blames owner
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.