A hearing relating to a mass cattle death is expected to begin in September.
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A group of men and two companies pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the deaths of 59 cattle in transit from Stanley to Port Welshpool in Victoria in 2016.
Les Dick, Graeme Pretty, John McGee, LD Shipping and HW Greenham & Sons Pty Ltd were each charged with:
- two counts of aggravated cruelty
- two counts of cruelty to animals
- five counts of method of management of an animal or group of animals reasonably likely to result in unreasonable and unjustifiable pain and suffering to the animals or an animal in the group.
At the Burnie Magistrates Court on Thursday, the charges against LD Shipping were adjourned by agreement of all parties. The Australian Tax Office applied on November 1 last year to wind up the company.
Also on Thursday, the charges against Mr Pretty and HW Greenham & Sons Pty Ltd were amended.
The hearing is scheduled to start on September 16.