Mike ScottSenior Journalist·NZ Herald·7 Aug, 2026 03:04 AM4 mins to read‌Undercover Peta footage released in late 2024 rocked the wool industry and led to charges being laid against four individuals. Footage / PetaA Palmerston North shearer who was secretly filmed physically abusing lambs during an animal activist group’s undercover investigation into New Zealand’s wool industry has faced justice for his offending. Dylan George Manthey, 30, appeared for sentencing today in Palmerston North District Court.

The footage