Two WA cattle stations could face animal cruelty charges after hundreds of deaths

Dry summer no excuse for failing to provide animals with access to water, says minister

Two cattle stations in northern Western Australia could be facing animal cruelty charges after 500 cattle were reportedly found dead on a station in the Pilbara, one month after 1,000 cattle died at Noonkanbah station in the Kimberley.

WA’s agriculture minister, Alannah MacTiernan, has confirmed that the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is investigating the deaths at an unnamed Pilbara station, with a view to possible charges under the Animal Welfare Act.

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