Home detention for calf abuseLIBBY WILSON/STUFF.CO.NZA man accused of horrific abuse of bobby calves which was caught on camera has been sentenced to home detention. READ MORE:* Man pleads guilty to 'very serious' bobby calf mistreatment charges* New rules on bobby calves aim to cut deaths and cruelty* Abuse dished out to both sides in wake of bobby calf videosErickson's behaviour was captured on hidden cameras installed at north Waikato slaughterhouse Down Cow Limited by animal rights group Farmwatch. "We're talking about a significant number of young calves that were subject to significant cruelty, they suffered intense pain, and that was totally unncessary." Judge Merelina Burnett sentenced Erickson to ten months home detention and 200 hours of community work when he appeared in the Huntly District Court on Tuesday. Footage showed Noel Piraka Erickson, 39, hanging a calf up on a hook before it was fully dead, killing calves in a way that meant they suffered unnecessarily and driving one into a concrete floor, among other abuse.

Source: Stuff July 28, 2016 00:51 UTC