A Gozitan farmer involved in a legal battle to save his 435 sheep from being culled has been fined almost €1.7 million for failing to register them, The Sunday Times of Malta has learnt.

Gianni Attard received a letter from Veterinary Department director general Anthony Gruppetta saying that he had breached several regulations by not registering his sheep and was fined €11,646 for every animal, amounting to a total of more than €5 million.

However, he was told that if he replied to the letter within 30 days admitting to the accusations, he would instead pay one-third of the maximum fine – €3,884 per animal, amounting to €1,689,540.

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