14 days' jail for killing 406 wedge-tailed eagles 'inadequate', animal groups say

Murray James Silvester plead guilty to poisoning eagles over two years at Victorian propertyAnimal welfare groups have criticised a two-week jail sentence imposed against a man who killed 406 wedge-tailed eagles in Victoria as too lenient.Farmhand Murray James Silvester was sentenced at Sale magistrates court on Monday after pleading guilty to poisoning the birds and hiding their carcases over two years while working at a property in Tubbut in East Gippsland. Continue reading...