More youth involved in sadistic animal abuse

A list detailing horrific cases of animal abuse was whittled down because there were too many to include, the SPCA says.

Its annual "list of shame", released yesterday, was longer than last year's - 50 cases compared with 30 - although that did not mean there had been more cases this year, just that the situation was not getting any better, said SPCA national chief executive Robyn McDonald.
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