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A 55-year-old man and 50-year-old woman from Gidgegannup have each received 12-month prison sentences, suspended for 12 months, after RSPCA WA seized a total of 67 animals from appalling conditions at their property on two separate occasions.
RSPCA WA is seeking information after an emaciated, lice-infested chicken was found in a bin at Maali Bridge Park near the Swan River in Herne Hill.
Following an influx of reports of dogs being left in hot cars at the weekend – including a situation in which someone left their dog in the car while they went diving at the beach – RSPCA WA is urging people to leave their dogs at home this week.
A 78-year-old Bullsbrook woman has been sentenced to a suspended term of imprisonment for seven months and permanently prohibited from owning animals after leaving her female goat to suffer permanent injury due to overgrown hooves.
A 70-year-old Bullsbrook man was today fined $3,500 and banned from owning domestic animals for one year after being convicted of animal cruelty for keeping his mature kelpie in an enclosure filled with dog faeces, animal bones and contaminated water.
A 33-year-old Cooloongup woman was on Monday fined $4000 and banned from owning animals for three years after pleading guilty to not providing enough food and water to her Rottweilers, Arlo and Memphis.
A 44-year-old Broome man has been fined a total of $5,000 for two convictions of animal cruelty and two of failing to comply with a direction from an RSPCA WA inspector. He has also been banned from owning an animal for five years.
Fluffy's story is one of survival, but it is also a sobering reminder of the pain and suffering too many animals endure, often in silence, at the hands of the people who are supposed to take care of them and love them.
A 43-year-old-man, 38-year-old woman, and a 61-year-old woman have been charged with animal cruelty after failing to seek vet care for their German shepherd who was suffering from allergy-related skin issues.
