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Ethan James

Ferry operator guilty after pony deaths

Spirit of Tasmania's operator has been found guilty of over the deaths of 16 polo ponies. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator TT-Line has been found guilty of breaching animal welfare laws over the deaths of 16 polo ponies on a summer Bass Strait voyage.

The horses had competed in a tournament in Tasmania and were travelling from Devonport to Melbourne in a converted refrigeration trailer on the night of January 28, 2018.

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