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A goat owned by Sanson woman Yvette Doorey was in such bad shape it had to be euthanised (file photo).<\/p>\n
A woman who neglected a goat will get to keep her three dogs, despite the goat suffering so badly it had to be euthanised.<\/p>\n
Yvette Doorey's neglect of Goatie the goat was a bad case of its kind, Judge Lance Rowe said in the Palmerston North District Court on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Doorey was sentenced to 100 hours' community work and ordered to pay $844 in costs.<\/p>\n
Although she was banned from owning or controlling livestock for three years, she will be able to keep her three pet dogs.<\/p>\n
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Her neglect of Goatie was discovered by the SPCA after it was tipped off about a goat with no water and shelter in Sanson in August.<\/p>\n
Goatie was found chained to a trailer, reluctant to stand due to its poor condition.<\/p>\n
Goaties individual vertebrae were easily seen through its skin, all four hooves were overgrown and there were obvious signs of dehydration.<\/p>\n
A vet decided euthanasia was the best option. An autopsy found a severe parasite infestation and signs of liver disease.<\/p>\n
Goaties stomach had no food in it, but the autopsy showed 40 centimetres of knotted rope, a 15cm x 44cm sheet of yellow plastic and another foreign object in its rumen.<\/p>\n
Defence lawyer Richard Bedford said it was not a case of deliberate mistreatment by Doorey.<\/p>\n
STUFF<\/p>\n
A goat that provided companionship for a cow that was too depressed to eat went missing in December.<\/p>\n
Goatie was previously wild and being cared for by Dooreys mother, who Doorey believed had drenched the goat.<\/p>\n
The mother had seen Goatie try to eat foreign objects even when there was plenty of grass, Bedford said.<\/p>\n
Doorey had no prior experience caring for goats, so thought Goaties condition was normal.<\/p>\n
Her three dogs were well cared for and provided security, Bedford said.<\/p>\n
Doorey, a solo mother with three children, had felt awkward in her neighbourhood since the neglect became public knowledge after a previous court appearance.<\/p>\n
The judge said Goaties distress would have been obvious to anyone who looked.<\/p>\n
This is a bad case of neglect.<\/p>\n
Animals had no choice about the care they received, so people had an obligation to treat them well, the judge said.<\/p>\n
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