Farmer accused of using scissors to chop the EARS off his neighbour's cows to pass them off as his own is charged with animal cruelty A farmer in northern NSW has been charged with stealing his neighbour's cattle Also charged with animal cruelty after he cut off their ears to remove the tags The 35-year-old arrested Tuesday and due to front court in July over charges
By Brett Lackey For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 11:28 BST, 18 June 2019 | Updated: 11:45 BST, 18 June 2019
A farmer accused of stealing his neighbour's calves and cutting their ears with scissors to remove their identification tags has been charged with animal cruelty.
Detectives from northern New South Wales allege that on Tuesday May 21 a farmer in the region mustered his cattle and discovered cows, calves and a bull in his herd that were not his.
The 35-year-old realised they were his neighbour's and returned the cows and bull but kept the calves.
He then cut out large parts of
