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Contract milker convicted after ramming cow with quad bike
Former contract milker convicted after ramming cow with quad bike
3 August 2016
A former contract milker has been banned from working in the dairy industry for 12 months for ramming a dairy cow with a quad bike, causing it severe pain and distress.
Fifty-six-year-old Christopher Mark Bennett was working on a farm in Raglan when the abuse occurred.
Bennett had been rounding up stock when he saw fit to ram a difficult cow that was in full milk, with his quad bike at least twice.
The Ministry for Primary Industries began an investigation after witnesses, who were horse-riding on the farm, reported the incident.
MPI Investigations Manager, Simon Anderson, says offending of this nature is unacceptable.
“The Animal Welfare Act exists to protect animals from this sort of abuse.
“There is never an excuse for ill-treatment of animals. MPI takes any reports of abuse very seriously. If we find evidence that warrants charges being laid, we will prosecute.”
Bennett was convicted and sentenced to 125 hours community work and disqualified from working in the dairy industry for 12 months.
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