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BBC News Published image copyrightReuters A New Zealand farmer has been convicted of mistreating his sheep after 226 of them had to be euthanised. The animals were found to be severely malnourished and ill and were put down. Famer Bevan Scott Tait had pleaded guilty although his defence said he had been suffering from depression and had not received enough support. On Monday, he was sentenced to nine months home detention and 150 hours community work under the Animal Welfare Act. He will als...

Farmer convicted after 226 starving sheep euthanised © Reuters A New Zealand farmer has been convicted of mistreating his sheep after 226 of them had to be euthanised. The animals were found to be severely malnourished and ill and were put down. Famer Bevan Scott Tait had pleaded guilty although his defence said he had been suffering from depression and had not received enough support. On Monday, he was sentenced to nine months home detention and 150 hours community work under the Animal W...

Monday, 5 July 2021, 3:40 pm A farmer has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention and banned from owning or managing farm animals for four years for serious animal welfare offending. Bevan Scott Tait (52) received his sentence by audio visual link at the Invercargill District Court today having earlier pleaded guilty to eight charges under the Animal Welfare Act. As a result of his offending, 226 of his sheep and three lambs had to be euthanised because they were emaciated and suffere...

An Invercargill farmer has been banned from owning farm animals - because of serious abuse 5 July 2021 Bevan Tait has been sentenced to nine months home detention at the Invercargill District Court today, after a guilty plea to charges under the Animal Welfare Act. More than 200 emaciated sheep with flystrike, including three lambs, have been euthanised. MPI Animal Welfare National Manager, Gray Harrison says it is some of the worst animal neglect theyve seen for some time. Tait must also do ...

Press Release – Ministry For Primary Industries A farmer has been sentenced to nine months home detention and banned from owning or managing farm animals for four years for serious animal welfare offending. Bevan Scott Tait (52) received his sentence by audio visual link at the Invercargill District … A farmer has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention and banned from owning or managing farm animals for four years for serious animal welfare offending. Bevan Scott Tait (52) receive...

Plastic clips from freezing works washing up on beaches from East Cape to Southland 7 Mar, 2021 10:19 PM 10 minutes to read RNZ By Anusha Bradley forRNZ They are showing up in fish stomachs and in beaches across the country, but how are oesophagus clips escaping the meatworks? It starts with a very puzzled fisherman in The Catlins. "Wondered why the big kahawai I caught recently was so skinny ... until I checked the stomach contents and found it full of plastic," he posts on Facebook. Advertise...

A Rolleston pig and cattle farmer has been fined $3500 for failing to euthanise a sick calf, found with sores and hundreds of maggots in its mouth.

Canterbury farmer fined $17,500 after inspection finds 20 emaciated sheep 10 Feb, 2021 12:19 AM 2 minutes to read NZ Herald A lifestyle farmer has been fined $17,500 for the reckless ill-treatment of his sheep, failing to provide them with proper feed, and not treating them for parasites. Donald Charles Pelvin, 67, was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court today on three animal welfare charges brought by the Ministry for Primary Industries. Animal Welfare Inspectors visited Pelvins prope...

Thirteen sheep needed to be euthanised.