CRUELTY TO A HORSE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14809, 12 October 1911, Page 9

CRUELTY TO A HORSE.

Anoijhilß case of shocking cruelty to a horse was brought before the Court in Wellington a day or two ago by the inspector to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This official proceeded . against a resident at the' Upper Hutt for ill-treating a horse by starving it. The facts • were that the inspector had received several complaints from residents of Whitman's Valley, where the horse was found,'and on making inquiries he discovered the animal at the back of a house in a dirty, neglected condition. The horse, it appeared, nad had little to eat, and was in a starved condition. - There was not, said the inspector in his evidence, a oarticle of food on the section, and the animal was famishing for something to eat. The defendant held that there was sufficient grass on the land to ; sustain the animal, but Dr. McArthur said it was clear that the horse had been starved. It , had j been placed where there, was little or nothing .to feed upon. : The defendant may not have - been altogether to : blame, and he would therefore not inflict as heavy a fine as he otherwise would have done. Defendant was fined ; £3, with costs amounting too £1" lis. "If any further like • instances are brought before me," added Sis Worship, " I will make it more severe." . ••