Creswick animal abuser jailed after sheep were 'eaten alive by maggots'
A Creswick animal abuser has been jailed after sheep were left 'eaten alive by maggots'. A judge remarked, 'I cannot think of a worse way to live. The poor animals.'
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Creswick animal abuser jailed over maggot-infested sheep
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