THE Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has reinforced its commitment to protecting animal welfare, following the sentencing of a Queensland man for multiple offences under the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (the Act). Samuel James Fuller, a South East Queensland horse trader, was sentenced in the Ipswich Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to 35 offences relating to breaches of Queensland’s animal welfare laws. The offences included…
Because of animal torture, a 65-year-old had initially been sentenced to a fine and a ban on keeping animals. However, the defendant appealed and was given one point of law.