A bulldog trapped on a balcony, forced to live among its own faeces. A corgi kept in similarly squalid conditions, surrendered by its owner after community outrage. A Maltese shih tzu beaten with a metal pole – its attacker spared jail. These are the kinds of animal cruelty cases the Victorian government promised to target with new laws almost a…
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