Oh, Hallelujah!
Thank you for posting this latest news, Simon. So often these horror stories get reported (and then posted here on PF), but there's never any conclusion. Or at least not a good one. It's so refreshing to read of an animal who finally got some justice in court!
Now if someone could only explain it all to the cat...
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Originally Posted by Simon
Cat bin women's day in court, ordered to pay a total of RM 7,000 in costs and fines, I hope she was crying about her acts not the money she had to pay! Though I am sure she is now a reformed person!
"Bale, who appeared close to tears, was ordered to pay a fine of £250 plus a £15 victim surcharge and costs of £1,171. She was banned from keeping or owning animals for the next five years."
http://tinyurl.com/23bsytf
And...
"The maximum penalty under the Animal Welfare Act is a £20,000 fine and/or six months in prison."
roughly RM 100,000!
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