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Animal cruelty charges laid almost two years after mass cattle deaths on Noonkanbah station
Animal welfare charges have been laid against an Indigenous organisation over the deaths of hundreds of animals on a station in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
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Key points:
- Two years ago almost 500 cattle died of thirst on Noonkanbah Station in the Kimberley
- Yungngora Association and its former chief executive have been charged under the Animal Welfare Act
- DPIRD is also investigating mass cattle deaths at another Indigenous-owned property in the Pilbara
It is believed almost 500 cattle died of thirst on Noonkanbah station in December 2018, prompting an investigation by compliance officers from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD).
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