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VAWZ Newsletter - February 2012
Veterinarians For Animal Welfare Zimbabwe (VAWZ)
February 27, 2012

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Cruelty Cases

An accused fined $20 for beating a puppy because it was chasing his chickens. In his statement he admitted he "walloped it several times".

A local Chinese company based in Msasa paid a $20 fine for one of their Chinese employees who admitted stamping on a puppy "because it was begging for food". It later had to be euthanased.

An accused in Greendale admitted cutting a puppy's tongue with a needle "to remove the worm" - fined $20. Their neighbour heard the puppy screaming and reported the incident to VAWZ. An accused in Meyrick Park fined $20 for "obstruction" of a VAWZ Inspector.

An accused in Hatfield admitted giving a puppy a prolonged beating "because it took my shoe", spent 2 days in the cells and fined $20. Eight cases are still pending including the City Councillor who starved his pigs. He is also facing a charge of theft for stealing a bag of pig food donated by VAWZ.

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