Published on 1news.co.nz on 09/12/2025 https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/12/08/auckland-man-fined-9800-for-serious-neglect-of-animals An Auckland man has been fined $9800 and had restrictions placed on how many cows and horses he can own after pleading guilty to three charges under the Animal Welfare Act. Kevin Maurice Dell, aged 70, pleaded guilty to the charges after being prosecuted by the Ministry for Primary […]
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Published on rnz.co.nz on 1 October 2025 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/574699/northland-farmer-banned-from-owning-deer-after-dead-animals-found-on-his-property Northland farmer banned from owning deer after dead animals found on his property A Northland farmer has been banned from owning or managing deer for three years after inspectors found dead and under-nourished animals on his property. Niven John Lowrie was also fined $7000 and ordered
Farmer fined $15k after animal neglect at Kaipara’s Kauri Farms Shannon Pitman Open Justice multimedia journalist, Whangārei·NZ Herald· https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/farmer-fined-15k-after-animal-neglect-at-kaiparas-kauri-farms/Y57AOOWRRJF3NGA55ZMGFRUIWE/#google_vignette 29 Sep, 2025 04:00 PM WARNING: This story contains details of animal neglect and may be distressing for some readers. A man in the business of fattening up cows to sell was found to be
Published www.rnz.co.nz on 4 July 2025 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565998/kaiwaka-farmer-niven-lowrie-admits-to-animal-neglect-14-deer-found-dead A deer had to be euthanised after it was found with its antlers entangled in a fence and its body caught in thick mud. The trapped and emaciated stag was part of a bigger problem at a Northland deer farm, where many animals had been starved as they
Published in the NZ Herald, 10 March 2025 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/taihape-court-jails-farmer-peter-valentine-for-neglect-bans-ownership-of-any-more-animals/QLKITMH3CJB5VN6Y6RPHIGEVSM A farmer found with dead lambs on his property, while other sheep and lambs were found with parasites or were thin and malnourished, has been jailed and banned indefinitely from owning any more animals. Peter James Valentine was sentenced in the Taihape District Court today to just over
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Published in NZ Herald on 17/02/2025 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/palmerston-norths-crimson-toto-sentenced-for-beating-two-puppies-with-a-fence-paling/LA5QAX2MFRGBJHZKJTSOF4WB6I Two 4-month-old puppies were beaten so badly with a fence paling one never recovered and had to be euthanised. In July last year, Crimson Toto’s neighbour called the SPCA after watching the man beat his two dogs, Hunnie and King, after they escaped his house and hid under a tree.
Published in The Press on 11 February 2025 https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360576613/ute-hunting-trip-inflicted-gratuitous-cruelty-stag A second man involved in a “hunting” trip in which a stag was hit by a ute has been sentenced for his part in inflicting “gratuitous cruelty” on the animal. Mackenzie George Brewerton, 20, appeared at the Nelson District Court on Tuesday on charges of ill
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Published in stuff.co.nz on 16/10/2024 https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350450666/farmer-who-left-sheep-die-banned-owning-animals A Manawatū farmer who left dozens of sheep to suffer slow, painful deaths has been denied a discharge without conviction and instead fined $13,000. Alasdair Currie appeared for sentencing in the Palmerston North District Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges relating to the the ill treatment of
Published in The Press on 15/10/2024 https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350451583/group-filmed-man-hit-deer-his-car-gratuitous-act?fbclid=IwY2xjawF7jdFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHccS7c5ntwnMIBWfqD7svaiWFfgk9sJU5itt6_7CfCY-PUJoIyZSs9PLzA_aem_0QJpWa7TcB2wsxKSvoNtkg A group of friends travelled in convoy, cameras at the ready, on a “hunting” trip that involved hitting deer with their vehicles. Quinn Woodman, 20, appeared in Nelson District Court on Tuesday afternoon, where he were sentenced for unlawful hunting, ill-treating an animal, careless driving and obstruction. His
Published in Otago Daily Times on 31 August 2024 https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/dairy/canterbury-farmer-gets-community-work-after-starving-cattle A Canterbury farmer has been sentenced to 240 hours of community work after starving his cattle, resulting in at least 20 dying. Stuart Wellesley Parkinson, 45, was sentenced on Thursday in the Christchurch District Court on three charges under the Animal Welfare Act. As well
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Published in Sunlive on 14 August 2024 https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/349045-mangakino-farmer-jailed-for-animal-cruelty.html Warning: Disturbing content An “unrepentant” Mangakino farmer has been jailed and banned from farming animals after being found with hundreds of starving cattle and sheep, some near death, injured or deformed. Warren Koberstein is 75 and has been a farmer for 40 years. But Rotorua District Court Judge Tony Snell
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Published in NZ Herald and Bay of Plenty Times on 14 August 2024 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-woman-who-left-dog-chained-for-five-years-fined-2000-for-ill-treatment/W4MICMT7GVGRJEDAW5HWQMMSEY Warning: Distressing content A Tauranga dog owner has been fined $2000 after her Labrador/Pitbull cross was “left to rot” in its backyard kennel where she had kept him chained for five years. Shannon Faye Geary, 67, of Welcome Bay was prosecuted by the SPCA after her dog
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Published in NZ Herald on 19 July 2024 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lower-hutt-man-trapped-and-killed-neighbours-cats-to-protect-garden/H3DPZ7POBNE2ZPXKQFFDJ4HCXE Lower Hutt man trapped and killed neighbours’ cats to protect garden A Lower Hutt man who trapped and killed his neighbours’ cats and kept one of the corpses in a cage in his wardrobe has been sentenced for the “disgusting” act. One of the owners described the killings
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Published on NZ Herald on 02/07/2004 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-who-killed-pet-bunny-smashed-mates-with-bike-seat-at-croquet-club-sentenced-to-prison/EKP6VCWJ3NA3VD4NLJT5BH7TIU/ Man who killed pet bunny; smashed mates with bike seat at croquet club sentenced to prison An evening drinking with mates on the grounds of a croquet club morphed into a drunken brawl in which Kris Tunnicliff smashed his victims in the head with a bicycle seat. A few days
Published on 4 April 2024 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hawkes-bay-prison-inmate-eruera-peratiaki-admits-kicking-stomping-on-duck/3GOW3U4EHVCRVHK4A5UOYQI6VI/ Hawke’s Bay prison inmate Eruera Peratiaki admits kicking duck, stomping on its head WARNING: This article deals with domestic violence and animal cruelty and may be distressing to some readers. An inmate chased, kicked and stomped on a duck which landed inside the prison wire, leaving it so
Published in the Northern Advocate on 2302/2024 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/northland-farming-couple-fined-nearly-50000-for-animal-neglect/TW5IXBK4EFAVZFUZZ372CXDQEY/ Northland farming couple fined nearly $50,000 for animal neglect A Northland farming couple has been fined nearly $50,000 and banned from dairy farming over poor treatment of their farm animals and a lack of feed, which caused “severely underweight” cattle. Mathew and Josette Hudson, aged 78 and 73 respectively,
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Published on NZ Herald on 22 Jan 2024 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dog-died-after-being-hit-in-head-with-mallet-while-in-the-care-of-motueka-man-lance-tengu/GBXCTQURIVEC5OVCYTR4H7ENXA/ Dog died after being hit in head with mallet while in the care of Motueka man Lance Tengu Lance Tengu was entrusted with caring for a 13-year-old dog when its owner went out for the afternoon. But when the owner returned the dog was lying on
Published on NZ Herald on 17 October, 2023 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/farm-manager-broke-tails-of-116-cows-sentenced-to-home-detention/PRV3FTITOBALJBLL2TQZ6JODKY/ Four cows needed their tails amputated and 116 suffered pain and permanent damage after a farm manager deliberately broke the tails, some more than once. In one case, a cow’s tail was left dangling, another suffered torn skin at the site of the injury and others
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Published on October 17, 2023 https://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/133134709/man-admits-animal-cruelty-after-giving-puppy-traumatic-injuries Man admits animal cruelty after giving puppy ‘traumatic injuries’ A man who beat a 12-week-old puppy and threw it against a wall has been sentenced to 100 hours of community work and nine months’ supervision. Tredyn Michael Kohu, 22, had been seen beating the puppy, named Bandit, before throwing
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Published on Newshub on 11 October, 2023 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/10/northland-beef-cattle-farmer-fined-30-000-for-failure-to-feed-nearly-400-animals.html A Northland beef cattle farmer has been slapped with a $30,000 fine for failing to provide “adequate feed” for nearly 400 animals. Jeffery Allan Wood, 69, pleaded guilty to six charges under the Animal Welfare Act and was sentenced in the Whangārei District Court on Tuesday,
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Published on stuff.co.nz 24 July 2023 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/waikato/132603845/no-remorse-no-respect-waikato-womans-blatant-breaches-of-animal-ban ‘No remorse, no respect’: Waikato woman’s blatant breaches of animal ban A Waikato woman banned from owing animals for five years (Animal Abuser article available here) has incurred a further five-year ban after being found with more than 120 on her property, a move described as “despicable” by the
Published on stuff.co.nz 11 July 2023 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/canterbury/132519222/professional-rider-beat-horse-for-two-minutes-after-it-didnt-do-what-she-wanted-during-ap-show Professional rider beat horse for two minutes after it didn’t do what she wanted during A&P show A professional rider whose abuse of her horse at an A&P show disgusted observers has failed to get either a discharge without conviction or have her name suppressed. As reported in The Press,
Published on NZ Herald 01 June 2023 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/napier-farmer-sentenced-after-35-calves-die-mpi-officers-spent-10k-trying-to-save-them/5IT3MUKHGNBAHB3HRU5XX37U2Q/ Napier farmer sentenced after 35 calves die, MPI officers spent $10k trying to save them Animal welfare officers bought more than $10,000 worth of feed as they tried to save the lives of hundreds of starving calves at a farm property near Napier. But their efforts were
Published on NZ Herald 25 May 2023 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/southland-farmer-fined-for-mistreatment-of-sheep-that-resulted-in-11-deaths/FFFA7BJIVRHEXBHVCBVJLHUPBI/ Southland farmer fined for mistreatment of sheep that resulted in 11 deaths A Southland farmer found with several dead ewes and lambs on his property and other sheep too weak to stand, has been fined $7500. Neville Stewart Harper, 62, was sentenced in the Invercargill District Court
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Published on 8 May 2023 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/waikato/131978328/seventy-cattle-left-to-starve-to-death-after-farmer-leaves-them-to-fend-for-themselves Seventy cattle left to starve to death after farmer leaves them to fend for themselves Warning – distressing content A Waikato farmer left more than 180 cattle to effectively fend for themselves, after she became preoccupied with looking after her unwell husband. As a result, 53 of those cattle
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Published on 5 May 2023 https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/300869143/horowhenua-farmer-dodges-disqualification-after-29-cattle-starve-to-death A well-regarded and experienced Horowhenua farmer forgot to feed his cattle because of personal stress, under-staffing and a road closure, a court has heard. Daniel Kilsby-Halliday, 39, was fined $32,500 in the Levin District Court on Thursday for the neglect and ill-treatment of 29 cattle who starved to death
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Published on 1 May 2023 https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/300866392/breeder-tried-to-fix-dogs-leg-with-toilet-roll-splint A Pomeranian breeder who tried to fix her dog’s injured leg using a toilet roll and a bandage has been ordered to pay reparations. At the Nelson District Court on Friday, Lisa Wiblin was sentenced for failing to provide appropriate care for her dog’s injured leg. The prosecution was
Published on 24/04/2024 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/131856646/canterbury-farmer-sentenced-to-home-detention-for-hundreds-of-calf-deaths A Canterbury farmer found responsible for the death of 610 calves has been sentenced to seven months’ home detention. Rakaia calf-rearer Lisa-Jane Claire Miller was sentenced in the Ashburton District Court on five charges under the Animal Welfare Act following a prosecution by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). Miller was
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Published 24 Feb 2023 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300815567/hundreds-of-sheep-euthanised-due-to-appalling-farming-conditions Hundreds of sheep had to be euthanised and thousands suffered from ill treatment by two farmers using “dreadful” and “appalling” practices. One of the farmers also drove his ute at an animal welfare investigator and a vet while they were checking the sheep in April 2020. The farmers, Manawatū brothers
Published 24 Feb 2023 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300815567/hundreds-of-sheep-euthanised-due-to-appalling-farming-conditions Hundreds of sheep had to be euthanised and thousands suffered from ill treatment by two farmers using “dreadful” and “appalling” practices. One of the farmers also drove his ute at an animal welfare investigator and a vet while they were checking the sheep in April 2020. The farmers, Manawatū brothers
Published on scoop.co.nz on 8/2/2023 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2302/S00189/man-failed-to-treat-puppy-with-multiple-fractures.htm Man Failed To Treat Puppy With Multiple Fractures Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 4:24 pmPress Release: SPCA A man whose puppy had such severe injuries to its leg it needed amputating, has been prosecuted by SPCA for failing to treat an injured animal. On 7 February 2023, Clint Maikuku appeared at
Published on Voxy.com on 9 December 2022 http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/410943 A stock truck driver who transported goats to a meat processing plant has been fined $3,600 for throwing some of the animals from the truck on to a ramp upon delivery. Wayne Raymond Patterson (56) was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court on two charges under the
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Published on 11 October 2022 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2210/S00159/otago-farmer-fined-12000-and-banned-from-owning-cattle-for-serious-welfare-problems.htm Otago Farmer Fined $12,000 And Banned From Owning Cattle For Serious Welfare Problems Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 6:24 pmPress Release: Ministry of Primary Industries An Otago farmer has been fined $12,000 and banned from owning cattle for a range of welfare problems contributing to the death of over a
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Cody Paton Published on nzherald.co.nz 28/08/2022 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-who-killed-pregnant-ewe-with-ute-convicted-on-animal-cruelty-charge/I7XCO2P3FZBIWKKAEPTWJVQEMU/ Egged on by passengers, Cody Paton revved his engine before deliberately driving at speed into a flock of pregnant sheep, killing one with the bull bars on the front of his ute. He then put its body into the back of his ute and went to a party.
Florence Paialii Published on nzherald.co.nz on 20 July 2022 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/woman-banned-from-owning-dogs-for-five-years-blames-relationship-break-up-for-ill-treatment/3WWFIGO2DJGACWPCMZW3IK3VCU/ The discovery of a distressed and starving dog has resulted in a woman being banned from owning the animals for five years. Auckland woman Florence Paialii’s neighbour discovered Paialii’s dog Milo emaciated, with two large open wounds on its leg and unable to stand after
Janine Wallace Published on stuff.co.nz on 13 July 2022 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/129237271/auckland-puppy-breeders-sentenced-to-supervision-for-neglecting-dogs Auckland puppy breeders sentenced to supervision for neglecting dogs Two Auckland puppy breeders have been sentenced to supervision and community work after being found guilty of neglecting their dogs, narrowly escaping jail. The mother-daughter duo still deny any wrongdoing, claiming it was a conspiracy by the
Barbara Glover Published on stuff.co.nz on 13 July 2022 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/129237271/auckland-puppy-breeders-sentenced-to-supervision-for-neglecting-dogs Auckland puppy breeders sentenced to supervision for neglecting dogs Two Auckland puppy breeders have been sentenced to supervision and community work after being found guilty of neglecting their dogs, narrowly escaping jail. The mother-daughter duo still deny any wrongdoing, claiming it was a conspiracy by the
Published on newshub.co.nz on 8 July 2022 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/07/owner-of-maggot-infested-dog-sentenced-to-200-hours-of-community-service.html Weera Nuanchaidee An Auckland man has been sentenced to 200 hours of community service and prohibited from owning a dog for three years after letting his dog suffer from a maggot-infested wound that eventually led to the animal’s death. On Wednesday, Weera Nuanchaidee was sentenced in the
Rufus Mohi Watene Published on newshub.co.nz on 23 June 2022 lhttps://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/06/hastings-farmer-fined-banned-from-owning-livestock-for-five-years-for-failing-to-provide-food-for-26-cattle.html Rufus Mohi Watene Hastings farmer fined, banned from owning livestock for five years for failing to provide food for 26 cattle A 54-year-old Hastings man is banned from owning livestock for five years and slapped with a $7800 fine after he failed to provide
Simeon Jackson Published on nzherald.co.nz on 11 May 2022 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-man-who-killed-toy-poodle-sentenced/HZZQU6JLY6FJOOZQUI6S7GRIDY/ A man who killed his partner’s miniature poodle by whacking its head against the floor said the traumatic death was an “accident”. The attack left the small dog with skull fractures, spinal damage and fractured ribs and would have caused it “severe and acute suffering
Clayton Tamakehu Published on stuff.co.nz on 4 May 2022 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/128541800/man-sentenced-to-24-months-jail-after-violently-killing-cat-at-backpackers GRAPHIC WARNING: A man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison after violently killing a cat at a Dunedin backpackers. Clayton Tamakehu, 35, appeared in the Dunedin District Court for sentencing before Judge Emma Smith on Wednesday. His charges included assault with intent to injure
Janine Wallace Published on nzherald.co.nz 4 April 2022 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/pokeno-dog-breeder-animal-welfare-trial-volkerson-kennels-owner-barbara-glover-daughter-guilty/ZOGTHU5WSFDO7DLQ7B5W44RPQI/ Pōkeno dog breeder animal-welfare trial: Volkerson Kennels owner Barbara Glover, daughter guilty A woman who was previously considered one of New Zealand’s top dog breeders – before a large-scale SPCA raid on her Pōkeno “puppy farm” that landed her on the organisation’s “list of shame” –
Barbara Glover Published on nzherald.co.nz 4 April 2022 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/pokeno-dog-breeder-animal-welfare-trial-volkerson-kennels-owner-barbara-glover-daughter-guilty/ZOGTHU5WSFDO7DLQ7B5W44RPQI/ Pōkeno dog breeder animal-welfare trial: Volkerson Kennels owner Barbara Glover, daughter guilty A woman who was previously considered one of New Zealand’s top dog breeders – before a large-scale SPCA raid on her Pōkeno “puppy farm” that landed her on the organisation’s “list of shame” –
Warren Michael George Koberstein Published on www.1news.co.nz on 4 March 2022 https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/03/04/farmer-fined-after-8-sheep-dead-100-not-treated-for-flystrike/ Warren Michael George Koberstein was sentenced at Tokoroa District Court this week following a Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) investigation and prosecution. The 72-year-old Mangakino farmer was convicted for failing to treat about 100 sheep with flystrike, and for the reckless ill treatment
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Published on nzherald.co.nz on 21 Feb 2022 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/dargaville-farmer-banned-from-owning-cattle-and-sheep-for-10-years Dargaville farmer banned from owning cattle and sheep for 10 years A Dargaville farmer who failed to adequately feed cattle, treat animals for worms and tend to ill and injured cattle, has been banned from owning or managing animals for a decade. Michael William Goodwin, 75, a
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Jarod Benbow Published on 24/01/2022 on www.newshub.co.nz https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/01/man-charged-after-trapping-wild-pig-under-vehicle-stabbing-it-multiple-times.html A video posted on social media showing a man trapping a wild pig under a four-wheel-drive vehicle has resulted in a fine for the perpetrator. Jarod Benbow ran down the wild pig and stabbed it multiple times while it was trapped under the vehicle. Benbow pleaded guilty
Bernard Harry Jacks Dunlop Published on stuff.co.nz 19/11/2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300458321/man-who-had-127-dairy-cows-with-broken-tails-in-his-herd-swears-off-farming A man who broke dozens of cow tails has sworn off farming, but may yet be subject to more criminal proceedings thanks to his ill-treatment of animals. Bernard Harry Jacks Dunlop should not find it hard to keep his promise, as he was banned by Judge
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Published on 1news.co.nz on 18 November 2021 https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/11/18/auckland-woman-gets-community-detention-for-severe-neglect-of-horses/ Kiri Matenga An Auckland woman has been prosecuted by SPCA for neglecting two horses so severely that one of them had to be euthanised to prevent it from suffering further. Kiri Matenga was sentenced at Manukau District Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to two counts of
Anthony Green Published on www.stuff.co.nz 11/10/2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/126648560/bulls-left-in-severe-pain-after-pairs-diy-castrations-in-a-car-park Two men have been fined after their botched attempt to castrate two bulls with cable ties and rubber bands in a service station car park. John Thompson and Anthony Green have been ordered to pay over $4000 each after their attempt left the two animals in severe pain,
John Thompson Published on www.stuff.co.nz 11/10/2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/126648560/bulls-left-in-severe-pain-after-pairs-diy-castrations-in-a-car-park Two men have been fined after their botched attempt to castrate two bulls with cable ties and rubber bands in a service station car park. John Thompson and Anthony Green have been ordered to pay over $4000 each after their attempt left the two animals in severe pain,
Published on www.districtscourt.govt.nz 12/07/2019 As this is copied directly from the court document, I apologise if it is hard to read. HELEN MARGARET PEART EDITORIAL NOTE: CHANGES MADE TO THIS JUDGMENT APPEAR IN [SQUARE BRACKETS].WHANGAREI SPCA v HELEN MARGARET PEART [2018] NZDC 14948 [20 July 2018] IN THE DISTRICT COURTAT WHANGAREICRI-2017-088-001940[2018] NZDC 14948 WHANGAREI SPCAProsecutorvHELEN
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Published in www.districtcourts.govt.nz 31/07/2016 https://www.districtcourts.govt.nz/assets/unsecure/2016-07-31/c0821c94db/2016-NZDC-3937-R-v-Todd-Nicol.pdf Apologies for the layout, this is difficult to read as it is copied directly from the Judge’s report. Todd Nicol SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS v TODD NICOL [2016] NZDC 3937[9 March 2016]IN THE DISTRICT COURTAT PALMERSTON NORTHCRI-2015-054-003421[2016] NZDC 3937SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION
Nigel GeorgeRowan Published on sunlive.co.nz 26/09/2021 https://sunlive.co.nz/news/277615-farmer-fined-9000-and-restricted-from-owning-cows.html A farmer who underfed nearly 300 cows and heifers has been fined $9,000, ordered to pay vet costs of $1,763 and faces permanent restrictions on the number of animals he can own. Nigel George Rowan, 74, pleaded guilty to three charges under the Animal Welfare Act at the
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Russell Murray Berghuis Published on scoop.co.nz on 26/07/2021 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2107/S00461/lifestyle-block-owner-fined-6709-for-starving-cattle.htm Press Release: Ministry For Primary Industries A lifestyle block owner has been fined $6,000 and ordered to pay $700 in veterinarian costs for starving five cattle, and for failing to adequately treat and prevent parasites in two calves. Russell Murray Berghuis, 65, was found guilty of five
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Joseph Michael McDonald & Agricola Enterprises Limited Published on nzherald.co.nz 18/09/2018 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waikato-dairy-farmer-company-fined-after-cows-suffer-tail-breaks/SILJ53AMVWANC32EFDTPIJH2MY/ A Waikato dairy farming operation and its company director have been fined $8000 after it was found 119 of its cows suffered tail injuries or breaks. Agricola Enterprises Ltd and one of its directors, Joseph Michael McDonald, were found guilty at trial in
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Bevan Scott Tait Published on www.scoop.co.nz 05 July 2021 A farmer has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention and banned from owning or managing farm animals for four years for serious animal welfare offending. Bevan Scott Tait (52) received his sentence by audio visual link at the Invercargill District Court today having earlier pleaded
Pieter Nicholaas Smit Published on stuff.co.nz on 28/06/2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/300344153/farmer-fined-for-unlawfully-amputating-cows-teats-in-waiuku A dairy farmer has been fined $3250 for unlawfully amputating the teats of seven cows. Pieter Nicholaas Smit, 60, has been sentenced at the Morrinsville District Court after he pleaded guilty to an animal welfare charge. The case involved seven cows over five years and was
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Vernon Gledstone-Brown Published on voxy.co.nz on 21 June 2021 http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/389013 A farmer has been fined $8,250 for keeping injured sheep alive when they should have been euthanised and failing to treat sheep suffering flystrike. Vernon Gledstone-Brown (73) received the sentence at the Palmerston North District Court on Friday, having earlier pleaded guilty to four charges
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Rodney Grant Nicol Published on stuff.co.nz 03/04/2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/125340503/tokoroa-farmer-fined-17500-after-neglect-leaves-11-cattle-dead A Tokoroa dairy farmer whose neglect of young cattle led to 11 deaths has been fined $17,500 and warned he could be disqualified from farming if he appears on animal welfare charges again. Rodney Grant Nicol, 61, was sentenced in the Tokoroa District Court on Thursday, after earlier pleading
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Alicia Victoria Keppel Published on www.newshub.co.nz on 31/05/2021 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/rural/2021/05/hamilton-farmer-disqualified-from-owning-horses-after-letting-animal-starve-to-death.html A Hamilton woman has been disqualified from owning horses for a year after she let a horse of hers starve to death. Alicia Victoria Keppel, 53, was also sentenced to 100 hours’ community work for the incident and ordered to pay vet fees of $498 in
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Published in stuff.co.nz 11/05/2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/125094643/timaru-man-sentenced-on-animal-cruelty-charges A Timaru man has been ordered to pay $5400 after admitting one charge of ill-treatment of an animal and one charge of reckless ill-treatment of an animal after animal welfare officers found a severely emaciated cow and a pig on his property in such poor condition they had to be
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Ronald Ward REPEAT OFFENDER Published in stuff.co.nz 18/03/2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300255386/repeat-animal-neglecter-ronald-ward-sentenced-for-illtreatment-of-dogs A man allowed to have pets despite having a record of animal neglect is now banned from owning any creatures for a decade. Ronald Ward was sentenced in the Palmerston North District Court to five months’ community detention and six months’ supervision for neglecting the animals,
Anthony Brolly Published on nzherald.co.nz 08/03/2021 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tirau-farmer-fined-12000-for-neglecting-calves/LA5WSUZ6I732BRYAFVP32ZLKVQ/ Anthony Brolly, 34, has been sentenced in Taupō District Court on seven charges in a case brought by the Ministry for Primary Industries. He was fined $12,000 and ordered to pay $5292 vet costs. Brolly failed to feed, adequately treat and prevent parasites in 245 calves, and ill-treated
Alastair Robert Kane Hughes Published on stuff.co.nz 18/02/2021 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/rural/2021/02/waikato-farmer-fined-3500-for-starving-cattle.html A Waikato farmer has been fined $3500 after giving his cattle only half the feed they needed each day. Alastair Robert Kane Hughes appeared in Morrinsville District Court this week to be sentenced on two animal welfare charges brought by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
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John William McFall Published on www.stuff.co.nz 11/02/2021 A Rolleston pig and cattle farmer has been fined $3500 for failing to euthanise an extremely emaciated calf that had body sores and hundreds of maggots in its mouth. John William McFall, 55, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court on Wednesday on an animal
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Tania Harrison Published on rnz.co.nz 11/02/2021 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/436198/woman-banned-from-ownership-after-horse-left-starving-for-4-weeks The SPCA is condemning a Wellington woman who tied her horse to a tree and starved him for up to four weeks. Tania Harrison has been sentenced in the Hutt Valley District Court, charged with reckless ill-treatment of an animal. She has been ordered to pay $287 in
Published on www.stuff.co.nz 10/02/2021 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/124203541/south-canterbury-lifestyle-farmer-fined-17500-for-starving-and-illtreating-sheep A South Canterbury lifestyle farmer has been fined $17,500 for the reckless ill-treatment of his sheep, failing to provide them with proper feed, and not treating them for parasites. Donald Charles Pelvin, 67, was sentenced in Christchurch District Court on Wednesday on three animal welfare charges brought by the Ministry
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Lane Rodney Wiggins Published on ruralnewsgroup.co.nz on 16 December 2020 https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/dairy-news/dairy-general-news/dairy-farmer-fined-40-000-for-animal-cruelty A Taranaki dairy farmer has been fined $40,000 and put under two years supervision for breaking the tails of 136 cows and docking the tails of 26 cows. Lane Rodney Wiggins, 53, had earlier pleaded guilty to two charges under the Animal Welfare Act
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Published on rnz.co.nz 11/11/2020 https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018772381/northland-farmer-guilty-of-mistreating-animals-at-rodeo Derek Robinson ________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE 22/01/2021 Derek Robinson, 75, a successful Matakohe dairy and cattle farmer, was fined $850 plus $130 court costs – a total of $1960 – for each of the two offences of ill-treating animals at rodeo events. _________________________________________________________________________ Original post A Northland farmer has been found guilty
Carlo De Regla Carlo De Regla Published in NZ Herald 28/10/2020 http://warrick-nzherald.devcf.apnnz.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12377184 A Christchurch man who docked the tails of six Jack Russell cross puppies has been prosecuted by the SPCA. He was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court today to pay a fine of $900 to the SPCA, pay $150 towards legal costs and
Christopher John Tredinnick Published on stuff.co.nz 23/10/2020 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/123197510/shearer-jailed-after-beating-lamb-to-death-over-broken-pair-of-shears WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A shearing contractor has been jailed for beating a lamb to death out of frustration over a broken pair of shears. Christopher John Tredinnick repeatedly struck the animal, fracturing first its eye socket and then its skull during the incident at a North Canterbury farm
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Brett Goulding Published on scoop.co.nz 20/10/2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2010/S00397/owner-of-cat-with-untreated-dental-disease-prosecuted-by-spca.htm Failing to seek veterinary help for his cat’s severe dental issues has seen a North Shore man prosecuted by SPCA. Brett Goulding was yesterday sentenced in the Auckland District Court to 100 hours’ community work, ordered to pay reparations of $365.62 and disqualified from owning animals for 5
A Waihī dairy farming couple have been fined over $7500 for serious animal welfare charges.
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Published 15/10/2020 on stuff.co.nz https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/123077201/waih-dairy-farmers-sentenced-on-animal-welfare-charges Gary Kester Mathers A Waihī dairy farming couple have been fined over $7500 for serious animal welfare charges. Gary Kester Mathers, 68, and Margaret Helen Mathers, 67, earlier pleaded guilty to seven charges which included failing to provide dairy cows with both proper and sufficient food, ill-treatment of cows and
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Donald MacDonald Published on www.scoop.co.nz 17/08/2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2009/S00330/spca-prosecutes-otago-man-for-drowning-eight-cats.htm SPCA Prosecutes Otago Man For Drowning Eight Cats Thursday, 17 September 2020, 9:33 amPress Release: SPCA The disturbing practice of killing animals by drowning is in the spotlight again with Dunedin man Donald MacDonald sentenced yesterday to a fine of $2,000, and reparations and costs of $610 for
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Lindsay Fraser Published on NZ Herald 3/9/2020 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12361849 A Masterton woman has been banned from owning stock for a decade after horses were left with untreated maggot-infested wounds and other parasite-infested animals were so thin they were barely more than skin and bones. In one of the worst cases of animal cruelty and neglect ever
Murray Johnson Published on stuff.co.nz 02/09/2020 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/122645593/christchurch-man-captured-on-video-beating-dog-with-wooden-plank A Christchurch man was captured on video beating his dog with a wooden plank so violently the animal suffered internal injuries. Murray Johnson on Wednesday pleaded guilty in the Christchurch District Court to breaching the Animal Welfare Act. He was sentenced to 150 hours of community work, ordered
John Hemara Published 28/08/2020 on www.scoop.co.nz https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2008/S00610/spca-prosecutes-man-for-failing-to-feed-and-care-for-his-dog.htm A Waikato man has been prosecuted by SPCA for failing to feed and care for his dog, resulting in her becoming emaciated and near death. John Hemara, who had earlier entered a guilty plea, was today sentenced to 80 hours’ community work, ordered to pay to SPCA a $400
Yvette Doorey Published on www.scoop.co.nz 10/07/2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2007/S00220/spca-prosecutes-woman-after-neglecting-her-goat.htm SPCA Prosecutes Woman After Neglecting Her Goat Friday, 10 July 2020, 10:07 amPress Release: SPCA A Manawatu woman has been prosecuted by SPCA after neglecting her goat, causing the animal to live the last weeks of her life in severe distress. Yvette Doorey was sentenced at the Palmerston North
Melissa McIntyre Published on stuff.co.nz 02/07/2020 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/122012143/auckland-woman-prosecuted-after-sick-dog-found-emaciated-covered-in-fleas?fbclid=IwAR3jrmHBfWca20dVW6c16ODmjmNEm4t4AMCzZcogOB-GHHZR1j-9VM8k4DI (warning: the above link has a photo of Bella which some people may find disturbing) Auckland woman prosecuted after sick dog found emaciated, covered in fleas A pet dog with an untreated respiratory infection had to be put down after being found emaciated, covered in fleas and too
Geoffrey Clark Published on scoop.co.nz 24/06/2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2006/S00539/spca-prosecutes-man-for-docking-puppies-tails.htm A Christchurch man has been prosecuted by SPCA after docking the tails of two boxer puppies. Geoffrey Clark was sentenced at the Christchurch District Court yesterday to two charges of docking the dogs’ tails. He was sentenced to a fine of $400 and ordered to pay legal costs
James Kereopa Published on scoop.co.nz 22/06/2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2006/S00499/spca-prosecutes-man-for-breaching-an-order-disqualifying-him-from-owning-dogs.htm SPCA Prosecutes Man For Breaching An Order Disqualifying Him From Owning Dogs Monday, 22 June 2020, 4:20 pmPress Release: SPCA SPCA has charged a Christchurch man who was found in possession of a dog after being disqualified from owning them after a previous ruling. James Kereopa pled not guilty
Tony Kuriger Published on stuff.co.nz 12 June 2016 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/300033115/national-mps-son-tony-kuriger-sentenced-for-illtreatment-of-dairy-cows The son of National MP Barbara Kuriger, who is also an award-winning sharemilker, has failed to be discharged without conviction for the ill-treatment of dozens of cows. But his lawyer says nothing would have gone wrong if the farm owners had kept their end of the
Reginald Ozanne Published on stuff.co.nz June 5 2020 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/121620564/ugly-dark-act-miniature-horse-stabber-reg-ozanne-jailed-in-dunedin GRAPHIC WARNING: The man who stabbed a miniature horse 41 times in Otago has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Reginald Ozanne, 50, appeared for sentencing before Judge Michael Crosbie in the Dunedin District Court on Friday. As well as the jail sentence, Judge Crosbie also forbade Ozanne
Taufia Aleluia Published on tvnz.co.nz 06/05/2020 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/tauranga-man-sentenced-malnourished-puppies-including-one-had-euthanised A Tauranga man has been sentenced to four months and two weeks of community detention, having failed to care for his seven puppies. Taufia Aleluia was sentenced this week in the Tauranga District Court, found to have neglected his seven puppies’ physical health and behavioural needs, as
Kura Munro Published on www.nzherald.co.nz on 05/03/2020 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12313877 Hawkes Bay Today By: Christian Fuller A Hawke’s Bay woman is banned from owning dogs for five years after she starved a pet to death in a case the SPCA says is “beyond comprehension”. Kura Munro, 37, was found guilty after a one-day trial of failing to provide her
Taylor Hall Published on tvnz.co.nz 20/02/2020 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/southland-woman-prosecuted-painful-outdated-practice-docking-puppies-tails A Southland woman has been prosecuted by the SPCA after she docked the tails of eight Rottweiler puppies using docking bands. A Southland woman has been prosecuted by SPCA after she docked the tails of eight Rottweiler puppies using docking bands. Taylor Hall pleaded guilty to eight charges
Cian Irwin Published on www.tvnz.co.nz on 18/02/2002 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/christchurch-man-sentenced-after-kicking-partners-dog-death Warning: This article contains graphic details and images (images have been removed) that may disturb some people. Cian Irwin was prosecuted by the SPCA, pleading guilty to recklessly ill-treating the two-year-old Staffordshire terrier cross named Kiomi. “It’s unbelievable that a person would treat an animal this way,”
Listed on www.newshub.co.nz on 4/12/2019 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/kaik-ura-man-trevor-baillie-sentenced-for-brutal-red-billed-gulls-killing.html?fbclid=IwAR0zu1UecSkGLJEVQBsyJ0Ud7-ZzG6edHcfOjpGSjxGBkbFQf6_jGUDvlI4 Warning: This article contains details that may disturb some people. A Kaikōura man has been sentenced to community detention and been slapped with a curfew for killing nine red-billed gulls. Trevor Baillie, 65, earlier admitted a charge of hunting or killing protected wildlife. ‘Biodiversity crisis’: NZ has highest rate
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Published on stuff.co.nz 26/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/117727295/dairy-farmer-jailed-after-longterm-neglect-results-in-mass-deaths-of-cattle A dairy farmer’s slide into depression played a part in dozens of cows being left to die in paddocks and sheds on his property, while his wife failed to do enough to fix the problems she saw. Ōpiki farmer Malcolm Wood gave his wife Cheryl a kiss before he was led
Published on stuff.co.nz 26/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/117727295/dairy-farmer-jailed-after-longterm-neglect-results-in-mass-deaths-of-cattle A dairy farmer’s slide into depression played a part in dozens of cows being left to die in paddocks and sheds on his property, while his wife failed to do enough to fix the problems she saw. Ōpiki farmer Malcolm Wood gave his wife Cheryl a kiss before he was led
Lisa Corfield Published on stuff.co.nz 6/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/117206318/race-horse-owner-and-trainer-lisa-corfield-convicted-after-neglecting-starving-horsess A former jockey has been disqualified from owning horses for 10 years after neglecting some so much they had to be euthanised or died in SPCA care. Lisa Corfield, 47, who first came to the attention of SPCA inspectors more than six years ago, failed to appropriately look after, nourish
Published on stuff.co.nz 5/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/117170833/southland-farm-worker-guilty-of-breaking-tails-fined A Judge said breaking cow tails could effect New Zealand’s animal welfare reputation, after he fined a farm worker in court on Tuesday. Farm worker Kenneth Cooper-Campbell, 25, of Tokanui, admitted having ill-treated animals by manipulating their tails while he worked on a Southland farm in 2018. A judge alone trial before Judge Russell Collins
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Published on tvnz.co.nz 29/10/2019 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/lower-hutt-couple-charged-after-failing-get-vet-care-dogs-maggot-infested-wound The SPCA has charged a Lower Hutt couple who failed to seek veterinary treatment for their dog after its wounded back foot was found crawling with maggots. The animal’s owners, Pu Cheng Loong and Shu Zheng Loong have been disqualified from owning animals for five years, ordered to pay a
Published on www.stuff.co.nz 25/10/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/116926153/auckland-man-who-slit-throat-of-flatmates-puppy-sent-to-prison A man who slit the throat of his flatmate’s puppy has been sentenced to more than two years in jail – the longest sentence ever given in an SPCA prosecution. Micha Brotherston, from Auckland, was sentenced at the North Shore District Court on Friday. On top of 26 months’ jail time, he
First published on stuff.co.nz October 4 2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/116327107/southland-farmers-fined-after-more-than-100-cows-suffer-broken-tails An Invercargill farming operation and a contract milker it employed have been fined almost $10,000 after more than 100 cows in their care suffered broken tails. Green Grass Farms Limited and Wilem Barend Wouters were sentenced when they appeared in the Invercargill District Court on Thursday after
First published on stuff.co.nz October 4 2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/116327107/southland-farmers-fined-after-more-than-100-cows-suffer-broken-tails An Invercargill farming operation and a contract milker it employed have been fined almost $10,000 after more than 100 cows in their care suffered broken tails. Green Grass Farms Limited and Wilem Barend Wouters were sentenced when they appeared in the Invercargill District Court on Thursday after
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First published on stuff.co.nz on 2/10/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116270901/spca-prosecutes-man-for-unfathomable-neglect-of-dog-with-cancer?fbclid=IwAR1TLR_Ysqy80DNcg7sKQfpUAtaa6XKFGdG_WT2C8TFK9-cL7YxYHsleRAw A dog with cancer left untreated for three years was too sick to save, the SPCA says. In 2018 Zeus, a male husky crossbreed, was found roaming around by an Animal Control Officer who called the SPCA – Zeus had significant facial disfigurements and was very thin. The
Published on tvnz.co.nz on 26/09/2019 tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/dad-prosecuted-beating-dog-bat-leaving-its-eye-bloody-pulp-after-child-attacked Dad prosecuted for beating dog with bat, leaving its eye a ‘bloody pulp’, after child attacked After a seven-year-old girl was rushed to hospital upon being bitten by a dog badly enough that she needed surgery, her dad took a baseball bat and hit the dog multiple times –