very quickly, through the drought. They were going along okay … up until a couple of months ago," Mr Oberle said.

"I've kept them fed ever since then and anything else that's been written or printed about that since has been fabrication."

'He'll keep on doing it'

The ABC on Monday found earthmoving contractors and a freshly dug mass grave at the Charlton property where dead horses had been left for weeks.

Hours after the ABC asked DAF if it was aware of the mass burial, investigators from Biosecurity Queensland were seen inspecting the site late on Monday.

In a statement to DAF, neighbouring dairy farmer Barry Heinemann, said Mr Oberle accused him of a "dog act" when he warned last month that he would report the horses' dire condition to the RSPCA.

AWarren Minor Christopher

Christopher, Warren Minor, 1925–2011, U.S. government official, b. Scranton, N.Dak. He studied law at Stanford (1946–49) and was a clerk to Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas (1949–50). A Democrat, he was in private practice when not serving in government, ultimately heading a prominent California law firm. He had been appointed to a number of government posts before serving (1967–69) as deputy attorney general under President Lyndon Johnson. As deputy secretary of state under President Jimmy Carter, he was the chief American negotiator in the 1981 talks that ended the Iranian hostage crisis. Appointed secretary of state (1993–97) by President Bill Clinton, Christopher was particularly involved in seeking Arab-Israeli peace agreements and in negotiating a peace in Bosnia. He also served (1991) as chairman of the