Cruelty Report FAQs

RSPCA WA relies on members of the community to speak up when they witness cruelty to animals.

You can report cruelty by calling 1300 CRUELTY (1300 278 358) or by submitting a cruelty report online.

The small team of inspectors responds to thousands of reports of animal cruelty every year.

Below are some frequently asked questions about how cruelty reports are processed.

Why don’t you name and shame?

What happens if people don't pay their fines?

I'm unhappy with a prosecution result. What can I do?

What are the penalties for animal cruelty?

Can I find out what action RSPCA has taken in relation to my report?

What action will RSPCA WA take against the animal's owner?

Will an Inspector visit the property I have reported?

I've made an official cruelty report. What happens now?

Cruelty Reports

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$Baldivis man sentenced for throwing elderly dog, causing severe fracture and euthanasia$
Baldivis man sentenced for throwing elderly dog, causing severe fracture and euthanasia

A Baldivis man has been sentenced in Rockingham Magistrates Court after admitting to causing harm to his ex-wife’s elderly dog, Blossom, by throwing her with enough force to cause a catastrophic leg fracture. The 47-year-old was fined $3,000, prohibited from being in charge of an animal for two years, and ordered to pay $1,646.30 in legal costs.
Physical therapist fined for beating client's dog

A 56-year-old Maylands man has been fined $4,500 after being caught on CCTV beating, abusing, and tormenting a dog at a client’s home. The offender was at the property in Maylands on 23 January 2026 in his role as a physical therapist with a large in-home health and aged care provider.
Beckenham woman convicted of dog beating, torture

Warning: distressing content. A 23-year-old Beckenham woman has been convicted of animal cruelty for strangling and hitting her one-year-old mixed breed dog, Roxy, on several occasions on 13 October last year. She was sentenced to 6 months and 14 days imprisonment, conditionally suspended for 12 months, with supervision and programme requirements.
Backyard cat breeder sentenced on 15 counts of animal cruelty

A 53-year-old Gosnells woman has been handed an ten-month imprisonment sentence (suspended for 12 months), fined $4,000 and been banned from being in charge of any animal for 10 years after pleading guilty to 15 charges of animal cruelty.