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Cattle Farmer Faces Sentencing for Over 70 Animal Welfare Offences

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May 11, 2025 — 1 min read

A Western District cattle farmer, Joseph Dare, is set to learn his fate in two months' time after being charged with 72 animal welfare offences, including 33 related to animal cruelty. Dare, a well-known livestock agent and sporting identity, is accused of failing to provide veterinary or proper attention to his cattle, leading to unreasonable pain or suffering. The charges include eight counts of unreasonably failing to provide veterinary or other appropriate attention or treatment for the animal and seven counts of failing to provide a confined animal with proper and sufficient food.

Key Takeaways:

Joseph Dare, a Western District cattle farmer, is facing sentencing for over 70 animal welfare offences, including 33 related to animal cruelty.
The charges against Dare accuse him of failing to provide adequate supervision to his mob of 160 cattle, causing unreasonable pain or suffering, between July and August 2023.
Dare is also charged with aggravated cruelty against more than 20 cows, causing "serious disablement".
The charges include 16 animal cruelty charges and 13 aggravated animal cruelty charges, with a total of 72 offences.
Dare's farm spans about 1000ha in the Nalangil district, roughly 15km west of Colac.
Dare is a premiership coach at the Alvie Football Club and was formerly a player on Carlton's AFL list.
A sentence indication will be heard in the Colac Magistrates' Court on July 21.

Statistics:

72: total number of animal welfare offences against Joseph Dare.
33: number of animal cruelty offences related to failing to provide veterinary or proper attention to cattle.
16: number of animal cruelty charges.
13: number of aggravated animal cruelty charges.
8: number of counts of unreasonably failing to provide veterinary or other appropriate attention.
7: number of counts of failing to provide a confined animal with proper and sufficient food.
160: number of cattle involved in the alleged animal cruelty.

Sources:

The Weekly Times
Colac Magistrates' Court
DEECA (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action)

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