Published on stuff.co.nz 24 July 2023 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/waikato/132603845/no-remorse-no-respect-waikato-womans-blatant-breaches-of-animal-ban ‘No remorse, no respect’: Waikato woman’s blatant breaches of animal ban A Waikato woman banned from owing animals for five years (Animal Abuser article available here) has incurred a further five-year ban after being found with more than 120 on her property, a move described as “despicable” by the […]
Published on 8 May 2023 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/waikato/131978328/seventy-cattle-left-to-starve-to-death-after-farmer-leaves-them-to-fend-for-themselves Seventy cattle left to starve to death after farmer leaves them to fend for themselves Warning – distressing content A Waikato farmer left more than 180 cattle to effectively fend for themselves, after she became preoccupied with looking after her unwell husband. As a result, 53 of those cattle
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Published on stuff.co.nz 20/09/2018 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/107225744/petfood-firm-owner-sentenced-on-animal-abuse-charges Alan Martyn Cleaver was sentenced at the Hamilton District Court on Thursday. The owner of a pet-food company at the centre of an animal abuse storm has been sentenced to six months’ community detention between 9pm and 6am, 180 hours of community work, and a fine of $90,000. He has also
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Published on stuff.co.nz Nov 6 2017 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/98585424/court-disqualfies-waikato-woman-from-owning-animals-for-five-years Court disqualifies Waikato woman from owning animals for five years A Waikato woman will not be allowed to own animals for five years after failing to treat injured animals in her care. SPCA Inspectors and veterinarians visited Lai Toy’s Waharoa property between July 8 and August 3, 2015, where they found
Published on NZ Herald 27 September 2017 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waikato-man-fined-and-banned-for-failing-to-treat-cows-eye-injury/ROWXDQJ36X4DUDWMTNHL3D4YYY/ Waikato man fined and banned for failing to treat cow’s eye injury A Waikato man has been banned from owning an animal for five years after failing to treat a cow’s severe eye injury. SPCA inspectors and a vet found the injury to Billy Tui’s cow was