Published in the Otago Daily Times 23 June 2009 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10580313   The longest sentence for animal cruelty in New Zealand was imposed on a Dunedin man yesterday. Jeffrey Hurring, 19, a supermarket shelf-filler, was sentenced in the Dunedin District CourtRead …

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 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 atRead …