The Ministry is now investigating the farm, which supplies Tegel, to see if there were any breaches of animal welfare legislation. Animal welfare campaigners said the ministry must throw the book at them - and the deaths of hundreds of thousands of animals should not go unpunished, even if it was a mistake. MPI compliance director Gary Orr said an investigation would determine whether there were any breaches of animal welfare law. Tegel confirmed today the issue was on a farm that they contracted to grow chickens. Vector energy said there was a 48-minute power outage at the property, which they believe was caused by animal contact.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 03, 2019 07:30 UTC