It is HARD to believe this occurred in Australia but it did. I was made aware of it last night on Sky News and the Alan Jones show. Alan had Mr. Williams flown from his property to Sydney to appear on the show and he looked like a broken man. What a disgrace this New South Wales (supposedly conservative) government is! Here’s the story.

The decision ‘…by the animal welfare authorities to impound 1000 to 1200 head of cattle from John Williams properties at Binnaway and sell them on a downward trending market, has shocked primary producers who say the store cattle sold were in good

Cattle impounded from John Williams’ properties at Binnaway were sold in store condition at Thursday’s prime sale at Dubbo, where the market trended downwards. Photo by Scott Moreton.

enough condition.

RSPCA say last week’s seizure was the largest and took place after RSPCA NSW inspectors visited the five properties across 4807 hectares on 10 occassions between June 2018 and July 2019. There are unconfirmed reports of dead cattle found on the properties with numbers estimated between 200 and 800 head.

Contract musterer Scott Moreton took photos of the impounded cattle being offered for sale in tight pens at Dubbo, on Thursday.

“There’s a lot worse looking cattle about the state,” he said. “I’m worried this will set a bad precedent.”