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A 71-year-old man and 65-year-old woman have appeared in Mandurah Magistrates Court on a combined 19 charges under the Animal Welfare Act 2002. The charges are in relation to four horses seized from the pair’s West Pinjarra property by RSPCA WA inspectors.
RSPCA WA has welcomed the State Government’s release of new standards to help improve the health and welfare of horses in Western Australia.
This is love behind the scenes at RSPCA WA.
RSPCA WA will be in Kelmscott on Monday 24 February offering free advice and supplies to pet owners who may be struggling with the costs of caring for their pets.
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.
