Overview

• He entered guilty pleas to 72 counts of animal cruelty and neglect that occurred between June 2023 and January 2024.
• Inspectors documented 170 cattle found dead and ordered euthanasia for 45 others suffering from extreme emaciation, disease and dehydration.
• Magistrate Franz Holzer labeled the sites "animal killing fields" and imposed what he described as a necessary response to one of the worst cruelty cases he had encountered.
• Dare’s defence argued that his aggressive model of flipping low-value cattle overwhelmed his capacity, though he acknowledged he fell short in providing proper care.
• Agriculture Victoria will conduct routine inspections over the next decade and he has listed his remaining farms for sale.