A farmer is facing repeated accusations of leaving his cattle without food and deep in mud. More than 57,000 people have signed a petition calling for Oaks Farm in Halstead, Kent, to be closed down.

Following a complaint about the Riverton farm, near Invercargill, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) animal welfare officers found about 2000 cows surrounded by mud with insufficient water.

Chercombe Bridge: Firefighters freed the woman and the dogs nearby Firefighters rescued a woman and her two dogs after they became trapped in mud and surrounded by cows. The woman dialled 999 ...