Published on NZ Herald 27 Sept 2012 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10836941 Farmer sentenced for starving cows A West Coast farmer has been sentenced to community service after 60 cattle were found dead and dying. Tjeerd Visser, 24, was sentenced in Christchurch District CourtRead …

Published on stuff.co.nz 30/08/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/115390380/geraldine-farmer-convicted-and-discharged-ordered-to-pay-12000-worth-of-court-costs-for-animal-neglect A Geraldine farmer has been ordered to pay the Ministry for Primary Industries $12,000 in court costs after being convicted of ill treatment of a bull. David James Keith Stanton, 58, was convicted and dischargedRead …

Daniel James McGaffin Published on stuff.co.nz 29/07/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/114539288/cat-put-down-after-teen-swung-neighbours-pet-around-by-its-tail WARNING – CONTAINS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS A Waikato teenager who swung a cat around and around by its tail left the animal so badly injured it had to be put down. Daniel JamesRead …