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Matthew & Josette Hudson

Convicted animal abusers

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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Warren Michael George Koberstein

Convicted animal abusers

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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Kiri Matenga

Convicted animal abusers

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

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Rodney Grant Nicol

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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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Ronald Ward

Convicted animal abusers

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,

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Lindsay Fraser

Convicted animal abusers

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

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Yvette Doorey

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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

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Taufia Aleluia

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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

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Debbie Barker

Convicted animal abusers

Debbie Barker Published on tvnz.co.nz 22/07/2019 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/sanctuary-operator-sentenced-neglect-toppa-pony-good-intentions-not-enough An Auckland woman has been sentenced to community detention after neglecting a pony, causing what the SPCA calls unnecessary pain and distress. The pony, named Toppa, was eventually put down.  Debbie Barker pleaded guilty in the Waitākere District Court to one charge of ill-treatment of a pony. On

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Petelo Iosefa-Tamalii

Convicted animal abusers

Published on www.tvnz.co.nz on 3 May 2019 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/spca-prosecutes-auckland-man-left-dog-badly-infected-eye An Auckland man has been sentenced after he left a dog in significant pain for several months with a badly infected eye. Petelo Iosefa-Tamalii was charged with failing to ensure that an animal that is ill or injured received treatment and was sentenced to 100 hours community services

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Iris Riki

Convicted animal abusers

Published on TVNZ.co.nz 6/11/2018 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/whangarei-woman-guilty-neglecting-dog-sick-emaciated-and-in-pain   Whangarei woman guilty of neglecting dog that was sick, emaciated and in pain A Whangarei woman has been prosecuted by the SPCA after her dog Goliath was found emaciated, with protruding ribs, vertebrae, pelvis bones and a loss of muscle mass while in her care. A statement released by

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Anne Power

Convicted animal abusers

Published on One News https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/spca-seizes-45-dogs-from-serial-animal-hoarders-property-in-northland-raid Last week Ann Power was ordered to hand over her animals to the SPCA by the Auckland District Court. Power has a long history of animal abuse and neglect. She has five convictions related to animal welfare and nine criminal and driving convictions. Power wasn’t home today when the SPCA

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Emma Boase

Convicted animal abusers

Published on Stuff 24/01/2018 https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/nor-west-news/100848025/Auckland-woman-charged-for-unacceptable-neglect-of-horse Warning: This article contains content which some readers may find distressing. An Auckland woman has been disqualified from owning horses for five years after failing to seek treatment for her ailing horse, leading to its death. Emma Boase pleaded guilty to three charges against the Animal Welfare Act (1999) including reckless

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Carl Smith

Convicted animal abusers

Published on the SPCA website 14/06/2016 https://teachers.spcaeducation.org.nz/about/news/shannon-farmer-starves-calves-to-death-again/   A Shannon farmer has been convicted for the second time for neglecting calves until they die. Carl Smith, 56, was convicted today in the Palmerston North District Court on charges of reckless ill-treatment of two calves, one of which died of starvation and the other had to

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Tatyana Kondratyeva

Convicted animal abusers

Published on NZ Herald website 19 December 2014 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11376857 Tatyana Kondratyeva An Auckland woman who kept 50 cats living in disgusting conditions with serious infections and ailments has been sentenced for her neglect. Tatyana Kondratyeva, 51, was found guilty of failing to ensure the physical, health and behavioural needs of 50 cats were met and

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Douglas John Williamson

Convicted animal abusers

Published on courtnews.co.nz 16/07/2014 https://www.animalabuser.co.nz/wp-admin/post-new.php Brothers who admitted ill-treatment of their horses have been slapped with 16-month jail terms and a five-year ban on owning horses by Christchurch District Court Judge Jane Farish. The brothers were jailed for the neglect of the animals they had at a 6ha property in Quaifes Road, Halswell, in 2010.

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Anthony Joseph Schluter

Convicted animal abusers

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/regional/247588/farmer-fined-over-badly-injured-cow Published on rnz.co.nz 18/06/2014 Farmer fined over badly injured cow A farmer has pleaded guilty to ill-treating one of his cows left in such a poor state one of its eyes was infected with maggots and it had to be put down. The SPCA said the cow was beyond treatment.  Anthony Joseph Schluter was

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Francis Redmond

Convicted animal abusers

Published on stuff.co.nz 31/10/2013 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/332249/Farmer-fined-for-ill-treating-animals A Canterbury farmer has been convicted and fined $13,000 for the wilful ill-treatment of animals. Francis Redmond was found guilty in Christchurch District Court last week on eight charges under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. In July 2006, a Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) animal welfare investigator visited a

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Alan William Summers

Convicted animal abusers

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 he appeared in the Whangarei District Court yesterday. Far North farmer Alan William Summers, 65, was

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David John Simpkin

Convicted animal abusers

Published in the Northern Advocate 24/10/2011 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=10927496 A man who left his pet bulldog in extreme suffering for eight weeks after it broke its back was sentenced in the Kaitaia District Court yesterday to four months’ prison.David John Simpkin, 40, a sickness beneficiary of Takahue, 30km south of Kaitaia, had earlier admitted a charge of

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