Animal cruelty - RSPCA WA

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18 August 2025

Bunbury trio sentenced over emaciated puppy

A 43-year-old Dalyellup woman has been fined $4,500, ordered to pay costs and reimbursements of $4,569, and banned from owning an animal for two years for failing to properly feed a nine-month-old puppy and failing to seek vet care for him, and for failing to comply with a direction from an RSPCA WA inspector.

8 August 2025

$5000 fine for kitten left without food or water in Maylands unit

A 26-year-old Maylands woman has been fined $5000 and banned from owning pets for five years after leaving her eight-week-old kitten locked inside her Peninsula Road unit without food and water.

8 August 2025

Redcliffe couple convicted for not feeding their dogs

A 40-year-old Redcliffe woman and her 38-year-old male partner have been fined a total of $11,000 and banned from owning animals for five years after RSPCA WA inspectors seized their underweight dogs.

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8 August 2025

Broome man charged over emaciated dogs

A 44-year-old Broome man has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty and two of failing to comply with a direction from an inspector after RSPCA WA inspectors seized two emaciated dogs from his property in March.

30 July 2025

Donnybrook man fined over untreated dog with cancer

A 31-year-old Donnybrook man has been fined $5,000 and banned from owning an animal for four years after leaving his elderly American Staffy-cross to suffer untreated cancer and other conditions.

30 July 2025

$8000 fines for animals left alone at Port Kennedy property

A 34-year-old Port Kennedy woman has been fined $8000 and banned from owning pets for 10 years after leaving her dog and cat unattended at her home for over a week.

22 July 2025

Midland trio sentenced over German shepherd’s suffering

A 61-year-old Midland woman was yesterday found guilty of animal cruelty after failing to seek vet care for the family’s German shepherd who was suffering from allergy-related skin issues. Earlier this year, a 39-year-old Midland woman and 43-year-old Lockridge man were also convicted of animal cruelty in relation to the same matter.

8 July 2025

Yangebup couple charged with animal cruelty

A 34-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, both from Yangebup, have been charged with animal cruelty following an alleged beating of their eight-month-old Bull Arab cross.

1 July 2025

Man charged after confining cat in an esky

A 38-year-old Floreat man has been charged with animal cruelty after trapping and confining a pet cat in an esky for approximately eight hours, likely causing the cat’s death.