A ??? t??t w?s ???c?? t? ??v? ????i?s in ? k?nn?l in A?st??li?, w???? s?c? ???ctic?s ??? ill???l, ??ci??? t? c?nc??l ??? ????i?s in t?? c?vit? ?? ? w?ll s? t??t t??? w??l? n?t ?n???? t?? s?m? ???n? s?? w?s.

T?? ???s ?t t?is S??t? A?st??li?n k?nn?l w??? in ??? c?n?iti?n, w??? n?t ??????t?l? ???, w??? ???s??, ?n? w??? ???c?? t? ??v? ?n?n?in? litt??s.

T?is st??? w?s ?isc?v???? ?? m?n? ?nim?l ???t?cti?n ????niz?ti?ns, s?c? ?s ‘Osc??’s L?w,’ w?? ??ci??? t? ??in? t? li??t t?? c?n?iti?ns in w?ic? t??s? ???s liv?? ?n? ??????? t?? RSPCA v??i??s t?sts.h-a-n-h

As ? ??s?lt, t?? ??t???iti?s ??ci??? t? int??v?n? in ????? t? ??sc?? t?? ?nim?ls ???m t?is ‘??ct???’ ?n? ??l??s? t??m ???m t?? ???????l c?n?iti?ns in w?ic? t??? w??? k??t. B?t it w?s ?nl? ??t??w???s t??t t??? ?isc?v???? t?is ????i?ic st??? w?s ?i?in? s?m?t?in? ?ls?.

T??? w??? ???tic?l??l? t?k?n wit? ? ??m?l? ????l? st?n?in? ????? in ? c??n??. T??n t??? l???n?? t??t t?is ??? ??? ?i???n ??? ???? ????i?s in ? c?vit? in ? w?ll in t?? ????s t??t t??? w??l? n?t st??l ??? ????i?s ?? t??t t??? w??l? n?t m??t t?? s?m? ??t? ?s ???.h-a-n-h

T?is ??tc???? ??s n?w ???n st?????, ??t it is ?nkn?wn w??t will ?????n t? t?? ?nim?ls ??c??s? t??s? ??ct??i?s ??? l???l in t?is ???i?n ?? N?w S??t? W?l?s, ?s t??? ??? in ?t??? ???ts ?? t?? w??l?.

As ? ??s?lt, ? ??titi?n ??s ???n st??t?? t? c?ll?ct si?n?t???s in ????? t? ????ntl? c??n?? t?is ??l? ?n? ??t ? st?? t? t??s? ????? ‘??ct??i?s.’h-a-n-h

N?ws ?? B?ll?’s inc???i?l? s?c?i?ic? s????? ??? ?n? wi??, s?inin? ? li??t ?n t?? ??????s ?? ????? mills ?n? t?? st??n?t? ?? ? m?t???’s l?v?. T?? in?ivi???ls ??s??nsi?l? ??? t?? c???lt? w??? ??l? ?cc??nt??l?, ?n? st?ict?? l?ws w??? im?l?m?nt?? t? ???t?ct ?nim?ls ???m s?c? ??in??s ???ctic?s.

B?ll? ?n? ??? ????i?s ?v?nt??ll? ???n? l?vin? ????v?? ??m?s, w???? t??? w??l? n?v?? ???in ?x???i?nc? ???? ?? s?????in?. T??i? st??? s??v?? ?s ? ??min??? ?? t?? ??sili?nc? ?n? s?l?l?ssn?ss ???n? wit?in ?nim?ls, ?n? t?? ????nt n??? t? ??t ?n ?n? t? t?? c???lt? ?? ????? mills.h-a-n-h

In t?? ?n?, B?ll?’s ?ct ?? ?i?in? ??? ????i?s in t?? w?ll, ???n ??t ?? ??s????ti?n ?n? ?i??c? l?v?, ??c?m? ? s?m??l ?? ???? ?n? ??sili?nc?. H?? t?l? ins?i??? c??ntl?ss in?ivi???ls t? ?i??t ???inst t?? inj?stic?s ??c?? ?? ?nim?ls, ?ns??in? t??t n? m?t??? ??? ?? ??? ????i?s w??l? ?v?? ??v? t? ?n???? s?c? s?????in? ???in.