The South Australian RSPCA receives an influx of livestock welfare reports, with some animals starving to death.
Reports about livestock welfare to the RSPCA have more than tripled compared with June last year.Livestock welfare reports to the South Australian RSPCA have tripled since last year due to poor weather conditions and lack of feed.
This month to date the organisation has received 59 livestock reports, far outnumbering the roughly 15 report total for June in 2023."A lot of them involve a lack of feeding. We have a significant issue with skinny cattle, skinny sheep."The state's key growing areas have recorded some of the driest months on record, and according to experts, it's not over yet.
"It's not a concern in just one particular area. It is quite widespread across the whole state," Mr Baker said. Ms Scammell said while most farmers had been doing the right thing, she had been concerned with the condition of some livestock.Farmer confidence plummets across SA"It really is a bit of a critical story for anyone who didn't retain enough feed to keep their livestock going," she said."There have been areas that have had tough droughts, but normally we have other areas that are good, where this is ridiculously widespread," she said.
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