Cattle, horses destroyed as animal abuse cases rocket

Animal abuse cases in the Far North have risen by 40 per cent in the past two months, compared with the same period last year.

SPCA senior inspector Jim Boyd has dealt with 22 cases of animal cruelty involving cattle, horses, sheep and pigs and nine cases relating to dogs in the past two months.

Since August, he has spent most of the time on the road and has worked up to 16 hours a day attending to the animal abuse cases.

The SPCA's list of shame - featuring the 50 worst cases of animal cruelty nationwide - is about to be released and Northland features prominently