COW IN PAIN
BEAST UNATTENDED MAORI FARMER FINED . A fine of £2 . and costs 12/ was inflicted on a native; WilliarnyMartin, at the Whangarei Police Court-this morn- . jng, on a charge of permitting unnecessary suffering to be., paused to a cow on . February 15,' af Aloengawahino. Accused pleaded - not guilty;. •> Constable Quinn said he A'lsited’ aceusod’s farm and saw the cow, which had been injured in a foot,' and the wouiul had become/flyblown. Martin , said that the cow had been -in a bail, had rushed bach, and,had cut its foot on a shovel. This had. happened six days before. The cow was ob\ r iously , suffering, and nothing had been done / for the animal. * To the Magistrate, Martin could give no explanation as to why ho had - not attended to the cow. ’ Air Morris: ‘ ‘ You know that if you got hurt you would look after yourr felL It is the same with animals. It . seems almost impossible to mt\kO Alaoris see this.”' ... . * ‘ "'■“[s
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Northern Advocate, 19 March 1934, Page 5
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