Dog abuse woman arrested

Dog abuse woman arrested	17.05.2008
ONE of Australia`s worst dog hoarders has been arrested in western Victoria with about 100 canines in tow, weeks after fleeing the law in South Australia. Margarete Higham, 73, was today arrested at a property at Casterton, about 70 kilometres east of Mt Gambier. Higham and her husband Joseph, 67, were last month convicted in their absence in the Adelaide Magistrates Court of 11 counts of ill-treating animals. Those charges arose from separate RSPCA raids on properties near Swan Reach and Eudunda in 2006 and 2007. RSPCA officers seized 120 dogs, another 70 were destroyed, 70 left at the properties and 15 were given to new homes. The Highams both face possible jail terms once returned to South Australia. Margarete Higham is expected to appear in a Warrnambool court for extradition back to South Australia on the animal cruelty charges. Read more of this story on The Advertiser Share this article Digg this Post to del.icio.us Post to Newsvine Post to Facebook Add to kwoff
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