CRUELTY TO A DOG.
TIMARU, June 22. A novel case came before Mr Day. S.M., to-day, a Fairlie farmer being charged by the officer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with cruelty to a dog by inserting a hook or ring of wire in its nose. Defendant explained that the dog was f> valuable one, but had a bad habit of biting sheen, and the wire was intend^ 1 and served to prevent that. He said that the practice was often followed in New Zealand, and Jhree other farmers corroborated this. The Magistrate reserved his decision to consult authorities on cruelty to dogs.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 24 June 1912, Page 5
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107CRUELTY TO A DOG. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 24 June 1912, Page 5
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