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A 53-year-old Gosnells woman has been handed an ten-month imprisonment sentence (suspended for 12 months), fined $4,000 and been banned from being in charge of any animal for 10 years...
A 61-year-old Bullsbrook man has been fined $28,000 and banned from being in charge of an animal for 10 years after being found guilty of animal cruelty for starving six...
A 23-year-old Manjimup woman has been fined $6,000, ordered to pay more than $19,300 in care costs and legal fees, and been banned from being in charge of an animal...
A 37-year-old Mandurah man and 27-year-old East Cannington woman have been convicted of animal cruelty after failing to provide enough food and water to three dogs, despite receiving help from...
12 August 2026 Two animal cruelty offenders were sentenced in the Rockingham Magistrates Court yesterday in cases that illustrate the breadth of RSPCA WA investigations. In the first case, a...
11 August 2026 A 32-year-old Eden Hill woman has been convicted on four charges of animal cruelty and fined $13,000 for failing to provide two dogs, a cat, and a...
A 56-year-old Maylands man has been fined $4,500 after being caught on CCTV beating, abusing, and tormenting a dog at a client’s home. The offender was at the property in...
10 July 2026 RSPCA WA is calling for more “protective custody” foster carers to provide temporary homes for animals while lengthy court proceedings determine their future. More than 300 animals...
RSPCA WA is urging pet owners to take extra care this Easter, with new data showing a sharp seasonal spike in concerns about pets eating chocolate.
