CRUELTY TO A HORSE
SEVEN DAYS’ IMPRISONMENT, fEESS ASSOCIATION. .AUCKLAND, July 7. A shocking case of cruelty to animals was d.sciosed at the Police Court today, when a hawker named Harry Compton had to answer a charge ot having worked a horse while it was suffering trout a sore back. Inspector Aiaer, of tho Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, saw Compton with his horse and cart at the city market - this morning, and noticing blood oozing out from under the saddle on tho horse, inspected it. Just under the saddle was a hole of festering flesh large enough for a man’s closed hand to lie in. After viewing the animal Mr Cutton, S M., said that for such an inhuman offence defendant would Have to suffer. He would be sent to prison for seven days.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19110708.2.38
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7847, 8 July 1911, Page 4
Word Count
138CRUELTY TO A HORSE New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7847, 8 July 1911, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.