Shearer sentenced for abusing lambs caught on film
A shearer has been sentenced for inflicting extreme violence on three lambs, which was recorded and obtained by activists.
A shearer pleaded guilty to three charges relating to the abuse of lambs that was captured on film. The court heard he had been drinking heavily while struggling to cope with his father's death. He received a sentence of community detention.
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Shearer Dylan Manthey sentenced for inflicting 'extreme violence' on lambs
A shearer caught on film abusing three lambs was drinking too much as he struggled to cope with his father's death, a court hears.
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Shearer sentenced for inflicting 'extreme violence' on lambs
A shearer caught on film abusing three lambs was drinking too much as he struggled to cope with his father's death, a court heard.
NZ Herald
Shearer Dylan George Manthey sentenced after Peta footage of sheep ill-treatment
Dylan George Manthey pleaded guilty to three charges in a Palmerston North court.