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West Coast Eagle and RSPCA WA ambassador Courtney Rowley took a quick break from training recently to enjoy some puppy cuddles, all in the name of animal welfare.
RSPCA WA was in the Great Southern last week to investigate a range of animal cruelty reports and help community members with welfare concerns.
A 26-year-old man and 23-year-old woman, both from the South West, have been fined a total of $52,300 for a combined 13 convictions of animal cruelty and four of promoting a prohibited activity (17 convictions in total).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
