Tauranga SPCA has agreed to withdraw the charges filed against two Katikati men accused of the inhumane shooting of a goat.
Carl Ian Williams and Stephen Frederick Bowman faced joint charges of a breach of the Animal Welfare Act when they appeared in Tauranga District Court today.
The charge relates to the alleged shooting of a juvenile goat which was the SPCA says was videotaped being thrown into the air and shot in 2011.
Prosecutor Hayley Sheridan told Judge Paul Geoghegan that after further discussions with Tauranga SPCA this morning the organisation has agreed to withdraw the charges if the two men pay a large donation to the charity.
Tauranga SPCA would also issue a written warning to the pair when will remain on their records.