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SPCA inspectorate team lead Jason Blair said intentional drowning of animals were occasionally reported to the charity and a formal investigation has been launched into the Tokoroa incident. “This is a very concerning situation as it is likely the cat would have suffered severe pain and distress,” he said. “Drowning of a mammal is an inhumane way to die and an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. No person should inflict this onto an animal, regardless of their circumstances.
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The vicinity in Lake Moananui where the cat was found. “If the cat belonged to someone other than whoever did this, it is theft and police are likely to be involved.”
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“We have identified all of our infrastructural restraints and enablers for Tokoroa and Tīrau so we are looking at those communities to assess where growth can take place quickly because it is all about speed to market now,” he said. “We have identified a number of growth cells so over the next few weeks I will be talking to landowners who have got land that is currently zoned residential that is not developed. “They are good to go. We don’t have to go and spend millions of dollars on pipes for those areas as that was already done years ago [when the towns were rapidly growing].”