Animal cruelty - RSPCA WA

Perth man to face court for starving his two dogs

6 December 2024

SW Couple allegedly engaged in prohibited hunting practice

A South West couple is facing a combined 26 charges of animal cruelty after allegedly using their dogs to attack, torment, abuse, and bring down feral pigs in an unnecessarily cruel manner.

1 December 2024

Port Kennedy couple fined, banned from pets for dog neglect

A Port Kennedy husband and wife have been fined a total of $5000 after pleading guilty in the Rockingham Magistrates Court today to leaving their dog to suffer chronic allergy-related conditions untreated.

26 November 2024

Woman charged after dog suffers brain injury

A 28-year-old woman has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly failing to seek vet care for her Jack Russell-terrier who had sustained life-threatening injuries during a fight with her other dog.

14 November 2024

Woman fined and banned for puppy’s neck laceration

A 39-year-old woman has been fined $5000 after her Rottweiler puppy was found by a City of Belmont ranger with a deep wound from his collar which was too tight.

13 November 2024

Man hid puppy after she suffered broken pelvis

A 46-year-old man has been fined $5000 for failing to seek appropriate veterinary care for his puppy who had been hit by a car.

9 November 2024

Midvale woman guilty of ‘disgusting’ cruelty

A 29-year-old Midvale woman was fined $5000 and prohibited from owning a domestic animal for five years after pleading guilty to failing to provide her two-year-old Staffordshire terrier-cross with adequate food and water.

25 October 2024

Geraldton woman charged for starving dog and puppy

A 34-year-old Geraldton woman has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly leaving a dog and a puppy confined inside a house for several weeks without proper and sufficient food and water.

9 October 2024

South West man charged over dog left to suffer

A 27-year-old Usher man has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly leaving his dog to suffer untreated wounds.

7 October 2024

Alleged attempt to insert drugs in dog’s anus leads to animal cruelty charge

A 43-year-old Girrawheen woman has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly trying to insert a small bag of methylamphetamine into her miniature Dachshund’s anus.