SPCA issues annual list of animal abuse cases
Thursday, 19 October 2006, 10:45 am
Press Release: RNZSPCA ROYAL NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
For release: 19 October 2006
FIFTY NEW REASONS FOR SHAME
SPCA issues annual list of animal abuse cases
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The Royal New Zealand SPCA has issued its fourth annual 'List of Shame', citing 50 examples of animal abuse occurring in the first nine months of 2006.
"The list is not a comprehensive account of all the many ways in which animals suffer as a result of human cruelty or indifference. It does, however, include some of the worst cases that have come to our attention, as well as a representative sample of the types of incident with which we deal regularly," says the Royal New Zealand SPCA's National Chief Executive, Robyn Kippenberger.
"Every year the SPCA receives over eleven thousand complaints of animal abuse and neglect and this year has been no exception. In addition to those reported to ourselves, there are many cases reported to other agencies, such as MAF and the New Zealand Police," she adds.
Amongst the cases cited on the list are those of a litter of kittens from Lower Hutt with the ends of their tails cut off, allegedly by a child, three Whangarei cats who suffered slow and painful deaths from poisoning, an elderly cockatoo, beaten with a dog chain and stomped to death by Masterton teenagers, a puppy beaten and dumped in a Motueka rubbish bin and a Northland colt that died after being castrated without anaesthetic.
Compared with previous years, the list also contains a large number of cases in which animals have been harmed by airguns or more powerful weapons. Two cats and a dog in Greymouth were wounded with slug gun pellets and an Auckland cat, dying from cancer, was shot in the head with a slug gun.
"The slug gun and air rifle incidents are of particular concern as these types of weapons are often used by children or teenagers", says Ms Kippenberger.
Along with these and similar examples of deliberate cruelty, the list cites many animal victims of callous neglect, including a large number involving sick and emaciated dogs and cats. However, some of the worse cases of neglect this year have concerned farm animals, with cases by no means limited to areas affected by extremely cold winter weather.
Press Release: RNZSPCA ROYAL NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
For release: 19 October 2006
FIFTY NEW REASONS FOR SHAME
SPCA issues annual list of animal abuse cases
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The Royal New Zealand SPCA has issued its fourth annual 'List of Shame', citing 50 examples of animal abuse occurring in the first nine months of 2006.
"The list is not a comprehensive account of all the many ways in which animals suffer as a result of human cruelty or indifference. It does, however, include some of the worst cases that have come to our attention, as well as a representative sample of the types of incident with which we deal regularly," says the Royal New Zealand SPCA's National Chief Executive, Robyn Kippenberger.
"Every year the SPCA receives over eleven thousand complaints of animal abuse and neglect and this year has been no exception. In addition to those reported to ourselves, there are many cases reported to other agencies, such as MAF and the New Zealand Police," she adds.
Amongst the cases cited on the list are those of a litter of kittens from Lower Hutt with the ends of their tails cut off, allegedly by a child, three Whangarei cats who suffered slow and painful deaths from poisoning, an elderly cockatoo, beaten with a dog chain and stomped to death by Masterton teenagers, a puppy beaten and dumped in a Motueka rubbish bin and a Northland colt that died after being castrated without anaesthetic.
Compared with previous years, the list also contains a large number of cases in which animals have been harmed by airguns or more powerful weapons. Two cats and a dog in Greymouth were wounded with slug gun pellets and an Auckland cat, dying from cancer, was shot in the head with a slug gun.
"The slug gun and air rifle incidents are of particular concern as these types of weapons are often used by children or teenagers", says Ms Kippenberger.
Along with these and similar examples of deliberate cruelty, the list cites many animal victims of callous neglect, including a large number involving sick and emaciated dogs and cats. However, some of the worse cases of neglect this year have concerned farm animals, with cases by no means limited to areas affected by extremely cold winter weather.
1 Comments:
At 11:58 a.m.,
Anonymous said…
so sad
poor denfenceless animals
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