Police are investigating a poaching incident after two cattle were shot on a Southland farm. One of the animals was gutted and the carcass taken, while the other was left there dead. Police were notified on Friday of the incident on a property about 15km from Tuatapere, a police spokeswoman said. The property was at Merrivale, near the intersection of Devery Rd and Otautau-Tuatapere Rd, the spokeswoman said. However, a graphic post is being shared on social media which shows the entrails of one animal and the bloodied and dead carcass of the other.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 15, 2016 17:22 UTC