Animal cruelty is a horrendous crime that revolts us all. Well, it's clear it's not absolutely everyone, otherwise these incidents wouldn't keep occurring.
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Sometimes it's cases where livestock have been badly mistreated, often through neglect in denying sufficient food and water or the right veterinary treatment when required.
A recent matter before the Albury Local Court involved the prosecution of a man over five working dogs left to die in their cages.
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They essentially starved to death, though it was clear from evidence put to the court by the RSPCA that these blameless animals were also denied the most basic of veterinary treatment.
Such crimes are abhorrent. And as relatively rare as these might be, they certainly won't be the last.
The mother, found by passers-by in a serious condition on the Beechworth-Wodonga Road at Wooragee, could not be saved, eventually succumbing to her gunshot wound while being treated in Sydney.
And then, to no surprise given the fate of her mother, the dead joey was found with similar injuries.
The loss of large numbers of koalas in the devastating bushfires that have beset northern NSW, especially in the Port Macquarie region, is tragic enough.
But what happened at Wooragee is something else.
It shows how crucial it is for the public to come forward with the information needed for a successful prosecution.