Originally published on the Gibsorne Herald website on 23/04/2018 http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/3340865-135/killed-partners-pup-during-an-argument   Man gets home detention, told he was ‘lucky’ A Gisborne man who deliberately stamped on and killed a seven-week-old puppy he had given his partner has been sentenced toRead …

Published on NZ Herald (Northern Advocate) 24 October 2011 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=10963797   NORTHERN ADVOCATE Defying court ban brings bill for $20,000 A man who admitted defying a court ban on him owning cattle was ordered to pay $20,000 costs when heRead …

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 OfficerRead …