Authorities who went to Galfy's house on a welfare check after he failed to turn up at work found him Monday -- severely beaten, dressed only in socks and underwear.

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They just send you a check and welfare to work goes back to being plain old welfare.

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He said animal welfare officers "always come and check, and they say to me some of these animals are kept in better conditions than what they are in stables".

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Inspectors who check live exports said they saw the sheep after the ship returned and found no welfare issues.

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