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Bradley Gavin Knoeson avoids jail after drowning, bashing dog in WA (www.abc.net.au)
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In short:

British backpacker Bradley Gavin Knoesen, 31, has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges in Western Australia.

Knoesen, who is in Australia on a working holiday visa, drowned a kelpie before beating it to death.

What's next?

Knoelsen has avoided an immediate jail term but is likely to be deported from Australia.

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[–] 1 point 1 day ago

We still live in a world where even our accepted pet species are treated as less than property by many global societies. IDK the specifics of Australian animal laws, but that’s the only guess I can muster, especially if they don’t even feel compelled to view an Australian Kelpie with more regard.

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