Man in court over cruelty to goat

An 18-year-old man charged with a barbaric attack on a pet goat has been remanded to reappear in Pukekohe District Court next month.

Kurt Sharp, of Waiuku, pleaded not guilty to the charge of wilful ill-treatment of an animal causing death.

The SPCA alleged the goat was tethered to the towbar of a car and forced to run behind it. When she could run no longer, she was dragged for several kilometres behind the vehicle.

Sharp was remanded to reappear on April 29.

- NZPA