Farmer jailed for severe neglect of sheep

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A Rangitikei farmer, Peter Valentine, has been jailed and banned from owning animals indefinitely after animal welfare inspectors found many lambs and sheep in a state of severe neglect on his property. File photo: Getty Images A farmer found with dead lambs on his property, while other sheep and lambs were found with parasites or were thin and malnourished, has been jailed and banned indefinitely from owning any more animals.

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