"WANTON KILLING
13 SHEEP SLAUGHTERED EWES AT WHATATUTU Over a period of a month 13 ewes have been shot on the East Coast Commission's station, Puka Tewera, Whatatutu, and according to the police the facts disclose wanton killing as no attempt has been made to remove any meat from the carcases.
A, month or two ago, it will be remembered, several lambs were shot at Whangara, but in this case the animals killed were full-grown ewes. The first report received by the police was to the effect that seven ewes had been shot, later in the month two others were reoorted to have been killed, and then one. On Monday morning it was learned that a further three sheep had died in a similar way.
All the sheep had been killed by being shot in the head or neck, and each carcase bore traces of having been shot at twice with a small calibre rifle. There were cattle, horses, and lambs running with the sheep and they toad not been troubled at all.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19758, 12 October 1938, Page 5
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173"WANTON KILLING Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19758, 12 October 1938, Page 5
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