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2 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>June</strong> <strong>29</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />

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from the editor’s desk<br />

WHAT KIND of a person<br />

would leave a disabled pet<br />

to die in the bush in the<br />

freezing cold?<br />

A proverbial you know<br />

what.<br />

On page 1 we report on<br />

the terrible ending for a<br />

kunekune, and the desperate<br />

attempts by a group of<br />

people to save it.<br />

Kunekunes are docile animals<br />

which thrive on human<br />

interaction. They are real<br />

home bodies who consider<br />

themselves part of the family.<br />

The one left in the bush<br />

would have had a very hard<br />

time in its last days.<br />

As Kathryn Meyers, who<br />

news<br />

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Page 11<br />

found the pig says: “I felt<br />

humans had failed her by<br />

leaving her there.” In spite of<br />

Meyers and the others valiant<br />

attempts, the kunekune<br />

had to be put down.<br />

A very sad ending.<br />

- Barry Clarke<br />

barry@starmedia.kiwi<br />

NEWS<br />

Susan Sandys<br />

Ph: 021 914 742<br />

susan.sandys@starmedia.kiwi<br />

gardening<br />

Time to plant trees<br />

Shrubs and trees are just a few plants that can go in the ground during<br />

winter. However, give them a good dose of sunlight so they can survive<br />

the cold weather.<br />

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