MPI looking into death of sheep on Canterbury property

August 10th, 2022

The Ministry for Primary Industries received two animal welfare complaints about the Templeton property in July. (File photo) Officials are looking into the cause of death of several sheep found in gorse bushes on a Canterbury property. Animal rights group Safe said it notified the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) about seven dead sheep in a paddock near Templeton, Christchurch, in late July.

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