ALLEGED CRUELTY TO SHEEP
STATEMENTS BY AN INSPECTOR. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH,. February 4. At a meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals the inspector reported that on a certain Friday last month 3000 sheep landed from the Chatham Islands were-driven to a paddock the following day, where ihey were left till Sunday morning, when as many as could walk were driven over the hills to Heathcote. The day was particularly hot, and the majority of the sheep were knocked up. The sheep were placed in a small paddock, without food or water, and on Monday morning those that could be removed were driven away. About 100 dying sheep were left in the paddock. The inspector was instructed to place the facts before the society’s solicitor, and to prosecute if so advised.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8346, 5 February 1913, Page 3
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135ALLEGED CRUELTY TO SHEEP New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8346, 5 February 1913, Page 3
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