Mare shot, poisoned
PA Whakatane Usiet, a seven-year-old broodmare owned by Mr Len Rossiter of Whakatane, has become the ) victim of indiscriminate I shooting. The in-foal mare died I on Sunday of what is be-
lieved to have been lead poisoning as a result of being shot in the back some weeks ago. Police investigating the horse’s death said it appeared that a pellet had lodged in her spine and the resulting poisoning had killed her.
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