New developments have been made in the investigation launched on Wednesday after the discovery of hundreds of slaughtered horses were left to rot in a dry creek bed near Wagga Wagga.
The investigation into the gruesome find of 500 dead horses on a property in Wagga Wagga has led to the seizure of hundreds of kilos of horseflesh.
After speaking to Wagga Wagga council’s general manager Peter Thompson, who had addressed media on Wednesday regarding the horrific discovery, Mr McCormack confirmed the NSW Department of Primary Industries had seized a huge amount of horse meat. "I know the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority, police and Wagga Wagga City Council have visited the property. I know that, they've taken, various evidence and they've obviously taken that meat today.
The ABC reported on Thursday evening property owner and horse trader Adrian Talbot was"100 per cent sure" his property was the one being investigated but denied he had been acting outside of the law.
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