DaveZ wrote:I never said farmers don't need fences. You seem to want to cherry pick bits from everyones statements purely to stir. Everybody should keep their animals on their own properties. I said people shouldn't need fences to keep out other peoples animals, and they shouldn't. There is a general obligation to keep your animals on your own property. If they are not on your property, then they are trespassing. Section 16A and 16B of the impoundment of animals act provides for notice to be served to the owner of the animals if they are trespassing or not properly contained. If the animals are found trespassing after notice is served then it is an offence under sections 25A and 25B. So yeah, old mate letting his sheep roam the countryside is a dick. Yes, I believe that, morally at least, land owners should be able to cull repeat trespassing animals without consequence.
Point taken, I misrepresented what you said, thank you for clearing it up.