Tag: DoA Animal Welfare and Control Unit

Animal welfare officers threatened with violence

Animal welfare officers threatened with violence

| 23/05/2023 | 18 Comments

(CNS): The Department of Agriculture (DoA) has said that officers from its Animal Welfare and Control Unit and other public servants have recently received numerous threats of violence during the course of their work. CNS has asked the DoA for details of these unspecified allegations but we have not received any response. In a press […]

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Cop denies cruelty charge over death of K9 Baron

Cop denies cruelty charge over death of K9 Baron

| 28/02/2023

(CNS): Police Officer Timothy Alexander Munroe appeared in Summary Court on Tuesday, facing a single charge of cruelty to an animal in relation to the death of the police dog, Baron, last year. Munroe, who pleaded not guilty, graduated from police training in March 2022, one of two recruits to be awarded ‘Most Outstanding Student’. […]

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K9 Baron’s death could lead to criminal charges

K9 Baron’s death could lead to criminal charges

| 12/01/2023 | 29 Comments

(CNS): The findings of an investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) and the Department of Agriculture into the death of RCIPS canine Baron last year were handed to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions four months ago, the OMB has revealed. While there were unofficial reports at the time that the […]

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