By Samuel White at Otago Daily TimesLocals are outraged a wild horse was badly injured, allegedly run down by a ute, near Kaitangata in an "absolutely disgusting" act of animal cruelty. Several mobs of wild horses are known to live in commercial forestry land near Kaitangata. "They've run this horse down and smashed its back legs," Clapperton said. He visited the site where the injured horse was found and saw the "bone was hanging out". He understood a complaint about the alleged animal cruelty may be made to the police by the Wild Horses Committee.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 07, 2017 22:30 UTC