Rotorua dog cruelty makes SPCA List of Shame

A climbing carabiner threaded through the neck of a dog in Rotorua and an emaciated dog found on the side of the road that was shaking violently have been added this year's SPCA List of Shame, a shocking collection of animal cruelty in New Zealand.
 

Also on the list is a family cat deliberately cut up in Timaru, a tethered pet goat stabbed to death in Greymouth, and in Wellington, several boys kick and hit a small terrier cross dog with a cricket bat.  MORE>>