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
Melissa McIntyre
July 2, 2020
Tagged: auckland, bella, mcintyre, melissa, staffordshire bull terrier
Melissa McIntyre Published on stuff.co.nz 02/07/2020 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/122012143/auckland-woman-prosecuted-after-sick-dog-found-emaciated-covered-in-fleas?fbclid=IwAR3jrmHBfWca20dVW6c16ODmjmNEm4t4AMCzZcogOB-GHHZR1j-9VM8k4DI (warning: the above link has a photo of Bella which some people may find disturbing) Auckland woman prosecuted after sick dog found emaciated, covered in fleas A pet dog with an untreated respiratory
Geoffrey Clark
June 24, 2020
Tagged: boxer, christchurch, docking, geoffrey clark, tail, tail docking
Geoffrey Clark Published on scoop.co.nz 24/06/2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2006/S00539/spca-prosecutes-man-for-docking-puppies-tails.htm A Christchurch man has been prosecuted by SPCA after docking the tails of two boxer puppies. Geoffrey Clark was sentenced at the Christchurch District Court yesterday to two charges of docking the dogs’
James Kereopa
June 22, 2020
Tagged: dog, james kereopa
James Kereopa Published on scoop.co.nz 22/06/2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2006/S00499/spca-prosecutes-man-for-breaching-an-order-disqualifying-him-from-owning-dogs.htm SPCA Prosecutes Man For Breaching An Order Disqualifying Him From Owning Dogs Monday, 22 June 2020, 4:20 pmPress Release: SPCA SPCA has charged a Christchurch man who was found in possession of a dog
Tony Kuriger
June 12, 2020
Tagged: cows, hukanui, oxbox dairies limited, tony kuriger
Tony Kuriger Published on stuff.co.nz 12 June 2016 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/300033115/national-mps-son-tony-kuriger-sentenced-for-illtreatment-of-dairy-cows The son of National MP Barbara Kuriger, who is also an award-winning sharemilker, has failed to be discharged without conviction for the ill-treatment of dozens of cows. But his lawyer says
Taufia Aleluia
May 6, 2020
Tagged: aleluia, neglect, puppy, taufia, tauranga
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
Kura Munro
March 5, 2020
Tagged: Kura Munro, strved
Kura Munro Published on www.nzherald.co.nz on 05/03/2020 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12313877 Hawkes Bay Today By: Christian Fuller A Hawke’s Bay woman is banned from owning dogs for five years after she starved a pet to death in a case the SPCA says is “beyond comprehension”.
Taylor Hall
February 20, 2020
Tagged: taylor hall
Taylor Hall Published on tvnz.co.nz 20/02/2020 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/southland-woman-prosecuted-painful-outdated-practice-docking-puppies-tails A Southland woman has been prosecuted by the SPCA after she docked the tails of eight Rottweiler puppies using docking bands. A Southland woman has been prosecuted by SPCA after she docked the
Cian Irwin
February 14, 2020
Tagged: cian irwin, kiomi
Cian Irwin Published on www.tvnz.co.nz on 18/02/2002 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/christchurch-man-sentenced-after-kicking-partners-dog-death Warning: This article contains graphic details and images (images have been removed) that may disturb some people. Cian Irwin was prosecuted by the SPCA, pleading guilty to recklessly ill-treating the two-year-old Staffordshire
Trevor Baillie
December 4, 2019
Tagged: red bill, seagull, trevor baillie
Listed on www.newshub.co.nz on 4/12/2019 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/kaik-ura-man-trevor-baillie-sentenced-for-brutal-red-billed-gulls-killing.html?fbclid=IwAR0zu1UecSkGLJEVQBsyJ0Ud7-ZzG6edHcfOjpGSjxGBkbFQf6_jGUDvlI4 Warning: This article contains details that may disturb some people. A Kaikōura man has been sentenced to community detention and been slapped with a curfew for killing nine red-billed gulls. Trevor Baillie, 65, earlier
Chery Wood
November 26, 2019
Published on stuff.co.nz 26/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/117727295/dairy-farmer-jailed-after-longterm-neglect-results-in-mass-deaths-of-cattle A dairy farmer’s slide into depression played a part in dozens of cows being left to die in paddocks and sheds on his property, while his wife failed to do enough to fix the problems she
Malcolm Wood
November 26, 2019
Tagged: malcolm wood
Published on stuff.co.nz 26/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/117727295/dairy-farmer-jailed-after-longterm-neglect-results-in-mass-deaths-of-cattle A dairy farmer’s slide into depression played a part in dozens of cows being left to die in paddocks and sheds on his property, while his wife failed to do enough to fix the problems she
Lisa Corfield
November 6, 2019
Tagged: lisa corfield, starving
Lisa Corfield Published on stuff.co.nz 6/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/117206318/race-horse-owner-and-trainer-lisa-corfield-convicted-after-neglecting-starving-horsess A former jockey has been disqualified from owning horses for 10 years after neglecting some so much they had to be euthanised or died in SPCA care. Lisa Corfield, 47, who first came to the
Kenneth Cooper-Campbell
November 5, 2019
Tagged: Kenneth Cooper-Campbell
Published on stuff.co.nz 5/11/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/117170833/southland-farm-worker-guilty-of-breaking-tails-fined A Judge said breaking cow tails could effect New Zealand’s animal welfare reputation, after he fined a farm worker in court on Tuesday. Farm worker Kenneth Cooper-Campbell, 25, of Tokanui, admitted having ill-treated animals by manipulating their
Pu Cheng Loong
October 29, 2019
Tagged: maggots
Published on tvnz.co.nz 29/10/2019 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/lower-hutt-couple-charged-after-failing-get-vet-care-dogs-maggot-infested-wound The SPCA has charged a Lower Hutt couple who failed to seek veterinary treatment for their dog after its wounded back foot was found crawling with maggots. The animal’s owners, Pu Cheng Loong and Shu
Micha Brotherston
October 25, 2019
Tagged: Micha Brotherston, turbu
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 at
Green Grass Farms Limited
October 4, 2019
Tagged: green grass farms, invercargill
First published on stuff.co.nz October 4 2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/116327107/southland-farmers-fined-after-more-than-100-cows-suffer-broken-tails An Invercargill farming operation and a contract milker it employed have been fined almost $10,000 after more than 100 cows in their care suffered broken tails. Green Grass Farms Limited and Wilem
Michael Morehu
October 2, 2019
Tagged: michael morehu, zeus
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 Officer
Sean Landy
September 26, 2019
Tagged: patch, sean landy
Published on tvnz.co.nz on 26/09/2019 tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/dad-prosecuted-beating-dog-bat-leaving-its-eye-bloody-pulp-after-child-attacked Dad prosecuted for beating dog with bat, leaving its eye a ‘bloody pulp’, after child attacked After a seven-year-old girl was rushed to hospital upon being bitten by a dog badly enough that she
E Z Step Ltd trading as Petstop
September 18, 2019
Tagged: e z step limited
Published on www.spca.co.nz 18/09/2019 https://www.spca.nz/news-and-events/news-article/spcaprosecutespetstop?fbclid=IwAR3G_Z0g8uVJBw9ON52t7nU1FxrrGrBVU8NWK_u1lL9IyYHchynZSaFTzkA A pet store business, E Z Step Ltd trading as Petstop, has been prosecuted by SPCA for improper care of a kitten, a water dragon, and two geckos in its stores. The business pled
Jordayne Beaumont-Brown
August 30, 2019
Tagged: bella, infection, Jordayne Beaumont-Brown
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 on
David James Keith Stanton
August 30, 2019
Tagged: James
Published on stuff.co.nz 30/08/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/115390380/geraldine-farmer-convicted-and-discharged-ordered-to-pay-12000-worth-of-court-costs-for-animal-neglect A Geraldine farmer has been ordered to pay the Ministry for Primary Industries $12,000 in court costs after being convicted of ill treatment of a bull. David James Keith Stanton, 58, was convicted and discharged
Warren Ian Harlow
August 28, 2019
Tagged: dead bulls, emaciated, Kaikohe, moerewa, northland
A Northland farmer has been fined more than $5000 after animal welfare inspectors found eight dead bulls on his property. The inspectors also found most of Warren Ian Harlow’s 300 bulls were in poor condition during a visit to his Moerewa,
Daniel James McGaffin
July 29, 2019
Tagged: Daniel James McGaffin, hamilton, swung
Daniel James McGaffin Published on stuff.co.nz 29/07/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/114539288/cat-put-down-after-teen-swung-neighbours-pet-around-by-its-tail WARNING – CONTAINS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS A Waikato teenager who swung a cat around and around by its tail left the animal so badly injured it had to be put down. Daniel James
Debbie Barker
July 22, 2019
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
Kenneth Charles Wood
July 15, 2019
Tagged: cattle, whanarei, whangarei
Published on stuff.co.nz 15/7/19 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/114250382/northland-farmer-banned-from-owning-cattle-and-fined-5000-over-animal-cruelty A Northland farmer has been banned from owning cows for two years after being found guilty of a range of animal welfare offences. Kenneth Charles Wood, 62, was sentenced at Whangarei District Court last week and fined $5000.
Michael Booth
June 25, 2019
Tagged: laminitis, michael booth, poncho
Published on tvnz.co.nz 25/06/2019 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/immeasurable-suffering-palmerston-north-man-fined-10-000-neglecting-pony A Palmerston North man has been fined $10,000 for failing to provide appropriate care and health interventions for his pony which ended up being euthanised. Michael Booth pled guilty in the Palmerston North District Court
Tereariki Moses
June 13, 2019
Tagged: beat, death, kitten, Tereariki Moses
Published on newshub.co.nz 13/06/2019 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/06/dunedin-man-sentenced-for-beating-cat-to-death.html?fbclid=IwAR3aLw8BWXlU7T4op1PIOFXThwm7N4GcuKoDeE9UtlDI64qVZ_wMVLTNGNI A Dunedin man has been sentenced after admitting he beat a cat with a piece of wood until it died. Tereariki Moses pleaded guilty on Thursday in the Dunedin District Court to the ill-treatment of
Graham Witty
May 30, 2019
Tagged: long spring leg trap, trap
Published on tvnz.co.nz 30/05/2019 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/christchurch-man-fined-using-prohibited-trap-catch-animals-eating-his-plants A Canterbury man has been fined for using a prohibited trap for the purpose of capturing an animal. Following a one-day trial yesterday at Christchurch District Court, Graham Witty was convicted and ordered to pay
William Brown
May 22, 2019
Published on stuff.co.nz 22/05/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/112905838/huntly-man-banned-for-life-from-owning-animals-after-botched-tail-dock A Huntly man has been banned for life from owning animals after his attempt to dock the tail of a doberman puppy left it in severe pain with bone and muscle exposed. William Brown pleaded guilty
Trudi Jan Hewett
May 15, 2019
Tagged: doggy day care, Valley Dog Daycare
Published on nzherald.co.nz 08/05/2019 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12229012&fbclid=IwAR3AzVxjjHMCUuAyL2ffCSgd3yQ0ISn22ac5AeeJ9NFb42ukaDR58FuNPi8 The owner of a West Auckland doggy daycare has been disqualified from working with animals for five years after a much-loved pet died at her facility and led to the first SPCA prosecution of its
Jennifer King
May 15, 2019
Tagged: rottweiler, tail docking
Published on stuff.co.nz on 15/05/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/112745638/woman-fined-500-for-docking-rottweiler-puppies-with-bands?cid=facebook.post&fbclid=IwAR2hea0zCoinCha_QR8Ji-AmFy27rFBwsNTJnXQO_klmi4nXQaW4lP0eCFE A Waihī woman who was breeding Rottweilers for sale is the first to be fined under new rules preventing the docking of tales. Jennifer King pleaded guilty to docking the tail of a dog
William “Bill” Chase
May 7, 2019
Published on www.stuff.co.nz on 07/05/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/112514794/taihape-farmer-banned-from-owning-animals-after-sheep-deaths A Taihape farmer is banned from owning or managing farm animals for five years, after allowing dozens of ewes to die. Animal welfare officers were greeted with a grisly sight when they went to
Petelo Iosefa-Tamalii
May 3, 2019
Tagged: eye, infected, neglect, otara, pain, snitch
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
Yuhua Yeh
April 8, 2019
Tagged: cat, eye tumour, nini, yuhua yeh
YUHUA YEH Published on tvnz.co.nz on 8/4/19 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/auckland-woman-banned-owning-animals-five-years-after-failing-treat-elderly-cats-bloody-eye-tumour The SPCA has prosecuted an Auckland woman who failed to provide any treatment for her elderly cat’s bloody eye tumour. In a statement released today the SPCA says Yuhua Yeh was charged
Murray John Illing
March 29, 2019
Tagged: Murray John Illing, tail damage
Murray John Illing Published on odt.co.nz 2903/2019 https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/rural-people/rodeo-enthusiast-fined-over-cow-abuse-case An Otago rodeo enthusiast and farmer of 35 years has been ordered to pay more than $4500 over his role in a cow-abuse case. Murray John Illing (52) has appeared in the
Dimitrie Apanui
March 27, 2019
Tagged: apanui, cctv, dimitrie, dog, king, puppy
Published on www.newshub.co.nz on 27/03/2019 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/03/whakatane-man-sentenced-for-beating-puppy.html Dimitrie Apanui pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Whakatāne District Court to the ill-treatment of puppy King in 2018. He was sentenced to 240 hours community service and disqualified from owning animals for three years.
Jaedan Joseph Wells
March 23, 2019
Tagged: broken hip, broken tail, Jaedan Joseph Wells
Jaedan Joseph Wells Published on nzherald.co.nz 23/03/2019 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12215205 A sharemilker has been banned from owning animals for four years after officials discovered dairy cows under his care on a Northland farm had burst udders from untreated mastitis, and severely lame
Serrin MacPherson
March 5, 2019
Tagged: serrin macpherson, wairoa
Posted on stuff.co.nz 5/3/2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/111016045/man-jailed-for-inflicting-brutal-injury-to-his-dog-then-letting-it-suffer?cid=facebook.post&fbclid=IwAR1SIweMel9Id8yWm34kscdwTYWDi2r3-M5P5y2u3T_roTNa-TflQrYsCpE A man who violently attacked his dog, smashing one of its leg in several places, has been jailed for 12 months. Serrin MacPherson, 29, was sentenced in the Wairoa District Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty
Louis Delves
January 24, 2019
Tagged: delves, tank, tauranga
Published on www.newshub.co.nz on 24/01/2019 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/01/tauranga-man-sentenced-for-horrific-neglect-of-two-dogs.html A Tauranga man has been sent to prison after he subjected his two dogs to horrific neglect. Louis Delves pleaded guilty to four charges under the Animal Welfare Act 1999 relating to failing to
Iris Riki
November 6, 2018
Tagged: goliath, Iris Riki, malnutrition, mastiff, neapolitan, neglect, whanfarei
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
Logan Bragg – warning contains photos showing injuries
September 24, 2018
Tagged: boxed, bragg, dog, logan, logan bragg, shot
Logan Bragg Published on newshub.co.nz on 24/09/2018 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/09/tauranga-man-sentenced-for-shooting-neighbour-s-dog-in-the-rear.html The dog had several small wounds consistent with bullet holes. Photo credit: SPCA A Tauranga man has been sentenced for shooting his neighbour’s elderly dog in the rear end with a
Alan Martyn Cleaver
September 20, 2018
Tagged: Alan Cleaver, bobby calves, down cow limited, farm watch, huntly, te kauwhata, waikato
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
Peter Michael Walters
August 16, 2018
Peter Michael Walters Published on stuff.co.nz on 16 August 2018 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/106320205/man-guilty-of-illtreating-cashew-the-pony-for-the-second-time A former pony club president has been found guilty of ill-treating his pony for the second time, in exactly the same way as the first. Judge Lance Rowe
Christopher Tuaupiki
August 15, 2018
Tagged: Christopher Tuaupiki, gelding, horse
Published on tvnz.co.nz on 15/08/2018 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/man-sentenced-after-horse-discovered-barely-able-stand-unable-eat-due-ulcerated-gums?variant=tb_v_1 Christopher Tuaupiki A man was sentenced yesterday to three months of community detention after his horse had to be euthanised because debilitating oral problems meant it was unable to eat. Christopher Tuaupiki was found
Matthew Madsen
July 25, 2018
Tagged: beat, broken, leg, pain
Matthew Madsen Published on stuff.co.nz Jul 25, 2018 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/105736706/puppy-with-broken-thigh-bone-left-without-treatment-for-months For 3 months, Sky had been keeping her weight off her left hind leg and yelping when trying to jump onto a couch or bed. In October 2017, at 4-months old,
Jade Noanoa
July 12, 2018
Published on stuff.co.nz 12/7/2018 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/105448433/canterbury-man-sentenced-for-cruel-abuse-of-dog A Canterbury man who was seen kicking and strangling his dog – and shooting it with a BB gun – has been sentenced in a case the SPCA calls precedent-setting. Jade Noanoa pleaded guilty at the
Raymond Albert Gardner
June 22, 2018
Tagged: calf, cow, Raymond Albert Gardner
Published on stuff.co.nz 22/06/2018 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/104920012/nelson-farmer-banned-for-illtreatment-of-dead-rotting-and-dying-calves A Nelson judge found himself in a “very difficult position” when finding an appropriate sentence for a 77-year-old Richmond farmer charged with animal cruelty. Inspections of a Redwood Valley beef farm belonging to Raymond Albert
Raymond Kilgour
May 3, 2018
Published on stuff.co.nz on May 03 2018 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/103612273/dog-stabbed-after-joke-went-sour An elderly jack russell terrier named Skipper was stabbed in the neck after a “joking” discussion about whether his age and health meant he should be euthanised. The stabber, 43-year-old Raymond Kilgour,
Kristian Hamiora Nepe-Mikara
April 23, 2018
Tagged: aggravated cruelty, family violence, home detention, killed, Kristian, Nepe-Mikara, puppy, stomped
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 to
Te Wira Panapa
April 12, 2018
Tagged: malnutrition, northland, starving, Te Wira Panapa, whangarei
Published on stuff.co.nz 12/04/2018 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12030425 A Northland man has been banned from owning dogs for five years after being convicted of animal cruelty for starving his three pet dogs. Te Wira Panapa was sentenced in the Whangarei District Court
Anne Power
March 31, 2018
Tagged: anne, cage, dog, gods, horse, neglect, power
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