Animal abuse charges dropped against Uluru Camel Tours operator Christopher Hill

Prosecutors have dropped animal cruelty charges against the owner of Australia’s largest camel farm and multi-award winning tourism operator.

Animal cruelty charges were dropped against Uluru Camel Tours operator Christopher Howard Hill. Picture: LISA EVANS

Animal abuse charges have been dropped against an award-winning Central Australian camel tour operator.

Uluru Camel Tours operator Christopher Howard Hill was charged with animal cruelty and two counts of failing his duty to care to an animal.

However, in the first appearance at Mutitjulu Local Court on Wednesday, prosecutors withdrew the charges and the case was dismissed.

Jockey Rachael Woodham and Chris Hill from Uluru Camel Tours, at the Uluru Camel Cup. Picture: Supplied.

Mr Hill was discharged by the remote bush court, which sits less than 6km from the sacred site and major Central Australian tourist attraction, Uluru.

Each year Uluru Camel Tours takes thousands of tourists for rides around the national icon, with Mr Hill wining Northern Territory Tourism Brolga Awards every year for the past decade.

Uluru Camel Tours Chris Hill picked up three awards at the 2013 Tourism Central Australia Awards Dinner.

Mr Hill’s company Uluru Camel Tours touts itself as Australia’s largest camel farm, complete with ‘wild west’ themed areas, an outdoor bar and saddlery.

His company offers camel tours around Uluru and Kata Tjuta, and once a year Mr Hill hosts the Uluru Camel Cup in May.

Mr Hill’s website said his camels were rescued from the wild.

Originally published as Animal abuse charges dropped against Uluru Camel Tours operator Christopher Hill