Overview
- National Police say a 51-year-old livestock seller was detained in September on suspicion of animal cruelty and abandonment resulting in death.
- Inspectors counted about 220 sheep in a shed, with roughly 50 dead and many others ill with respiratory disease, lameness, mastitis, and hoof problems.
- Reports describe enclosures broken and rusted, animals standing on feces, feed dumped on the floor, blackened straw, and bird remains on the fodder posing a health risk.
- The operator lacked required documentation and a farm register, and told officers no veterinarian had visited since February 2025.
- ABC reports the man was released after appearing before a judge while charges remain, and animals were removed for veterinary care.