<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man has been charged with animal cruelty after 98 kangaroos were found dead in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span> Hunter region.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police discovered the dead kangaroos on Commonwealth land in Singleton along with a box of ammunition and two cartridges on October 8.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On Friday morning, officers from the Hunter Valley Rural Crime Prevention Team, assisted by officers from the Port Stephens-Hunter division, raided a property in Williamtown.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/foxtel-bought-by-billionaire-businessman-company-dazn/731b7e7e-c975-4d18-b9b2-f9d07d0e2fcf"><strong><span>One of Rupert Murdoch's most prized assets sells in blockbuster deal</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During a search of the home, three firearms were allegedly discovered.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police said several more firearms have since been seized at a second property in the Hunter region.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 43-year-old man was arrested and taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station where he was charged with a string of offences.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-hunter-man-charged-with-animal-cruelty-after-nearly-one-hundred-kangaroos-found-dead/4d01a184-68fe-4560-972e-7b284884dfa4" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-sets-woman-on-fire-kills-her-new-york-subway/d2c0ad6d-86f1-417e-bdf3-abb738a4fe8b" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Woman burned to death on New York subway</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The charges include, committing an act of aggravated cruelty on an animal, discharging a firearm in a Commonwealth area that is prohibited, trespassing onto Commonwealth land, not storing a firearm safely and harm or attempt to harm a protected animal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Firearms Suspension Notice has been issued.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man was granted strict conditional bail to appear before Raymond Terrace Local Court on January 13. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><strong><span>Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><strong><span> </span></strong><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><strong><span> </span></strong><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>