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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. Advertisement A fisherman posted this image on Facebook, asking what the clip was. Photo / Facebook "I find t...

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 Pelvin's property, a 12.5-acre lifestyle block at Pleasant Point, in 2019 following a complaint from a member of ...

Thirteen sheep needed to be euthanised.