Published on www.stuff.co.nz 30/08/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/115417811/man-used-skin-stapler-on-dogs-wounds-left-other-dog-with-puncture-down-to-bone   GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION WARNING A man who stapled shut deep wounds on his dog sustained during pig hunting has been sentenced to a short jail term. Jordayne Beaumont-Brown appeared in the Christchurch District Court onRead …

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 …

Lawrence Ward Published on stuff.co.nz 01/07/2015 https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/69803999/animal-hoarders-keep-menagerie-in-squalid-conditions Two brothers have been called “animal hoarders” and compared to crazy cat ladies, after they were caught keeping an assortment of animals in squalid conditions. But they are both still able to ownRead …