RSPCA euthanise three dogs subjected to 'appalling and abhorrent' treatment
The RSPCA have been forced to euthanise three dogs whose treatment was described by a court as abhorrent, appalling and an offence to the Canberra community. The dogs were seized from a Belconnen...
View ArticleBelconnen couple sentenced for 'appalling' animal cruelty crimes
A Belconnen couple have been banned from owning animals for five years after being convicted of animal cruelty charges described as abhorrent, appalling and an offence to the Canberra community. Three...
View ArticleRSPCA loses animal cruelty appeal
The RSPCA will continue to push for tougher sentences after losing its appeal against the punishment of a woman whose maggot-infested dog had to be put down. The ACT Supreme Court found the sentence...
View ArticleMan threatened to shoot source of animal cruelty tip-off when confronted by...
A Deakin man threatened to 'put a f----- bullet' in the head of the anonymous source who tipped-off the RSPCA to his cruel treatment of two dogs. When told by RSPCA inspectors that his underweight dogs...
View ArticleOwners of over 100 horses rejected by Supreme Court
In what was the largest rescue in the RSPCA-Victoria’s 145-year history, over 100 malnourished and emaciated horses were seized last month, as officially authorized by ministerial order and under the...
View Article'Extreme neglect': Woman sentenced for starving, infested dogs
Graphic image warning A Canberra woman who let her dogs starve in rooms filled with faeces and rubbish has been banned from owning pets for 10 years. The RSPCA first went to the woman's home in April...
View ArticleMan banned from owning animals for a decade after pleading guilty to cruelty...
A Canberra man accused of beating two pitbulls tied to a clothesline with a broom handle has been banned from owning animals for a decade. RSPCA ACT said its inspectors were called to the Isabella...
View ArticleDog With Nail In Head: Two Men Sentenced For Horrific Cruelty To Terrier>
Animal charities are calling for tougher sentencing after two men who hammered a nail into a dog’s head and buried him alive were jailed for just four months. Richard Finch, 60, and Michael Heathcock,...
View ArticleWoman attacked RSPCA inspectors upon news her sick dog would be euthanased
A Narrabundah woman punched and whipped two RSPCA inspectors with a dog chain after she was told her pet needed to be put down. A Canberra magistrate found Sara Lina Koerner, 48, became so distraught...
View ArticleAnger after farm worker who admitted animal cruelty is not jailed
Animal rights activists criticise suspended sentence given to apprentice Owen Nichol who was filmed attacking cow and calves...
View ArticleTen-year ban for man who under-fed dog and failed to notice tumour
A Charnwood man who under-fed his dog and failed to notice it had testicular cancer has been fined and banned from having a pet for a decade. Justin Herring was also ordered to sign a one-year good...
View ArticleHorrific images of animal cruelty released by the RSPCA as a couple are fined...
A West Australian couple have been fined a combined total of $80,000 after RSPCA inspectors made a gruesome discovery of animal cruelty on their rural property. Melissa Sykes and Patrick...
View ArticleMaximum jail term for animal cruelty should rise to five years, charity says
The maximum prison sentence for people convicted of animal cruelty offences should be increased tenfold to five years behind bars, charities have said. The current six-month maximum custodial term for...
View ArticleLong prison term sought for man who plead guilty to 99 counts of animal cruelty
A Cranberra, Australia man pleaded guilty to 99 counts of animal cruelty this week in a disturbing case of neglect, starvation and failure to seek veterinarian care for his...
View ArticleVictoria horse deaths: man granted bail on animal cruelty charges
Bruce Akers charged with 92 animal cruelty and criminal damage offences after more than 40 horses found dead or starving at Bulla farm...
View ArticleCanberra woman banned from owning animals after cruelty to dogs
A 22-year-old woman who had four severely flea-infested dogs and another dog that was malnourished seized from her south Canberra home has been banned from owning animals for three years, the RSPCA...
View ArticleWoman who neglected dogs banned from owning animals for five years
A Canberra woman who hurled abuse at animal welfare inspectors as they seized two neglected dogs in her care has been disqualified from owning animals for five years. RSPCA workers seized two dogs from...
View ArticleWoman who starved dog to death is spared jail
The dogs were badly neglected (Picture: RSPCA) A couple starved their Staffordshire Bull Terriers so badly one of them died. Hayley Wolsoncroft, 29, told a court she’d fed one of the pets tuna and...
View ArticleAre we tough enough on animal cruelty?
The RSPCA is firmly behind the idea that sentences should be tougher. Its chief veterinary officer James Yeates says people are not only being deliberately cruel, but "in disturbingly inventive ways."...
View ArticleGreyhound racing banned in Canberra after reports of 'egregious' cruelty
Dogs killed with hammers, starved to death and shot in ‘deeply, deeply flawed’ greyhound racing industry...
View ArticleRSPCA investigates 'clear act of animal cruelty' after decapitation of...
The owner of a brood of chickens decapitated in a Melba backyard over the weekend has described the brutal killing as shocking. An RSPCA ACT spokesman said the owner, who has remained anonymous at...
View ArticleKFC worker who starved his Staffie so badly it couldn’t walk upstairs claimed...
A CRUEL dog owner starved his Staffie so badly it couldn’t walk upstairs – then claimed his 40 hour weeks at KFC made him “too depressed” to care for the pet....
View ArticleACT RSPCA conducted 15 successful animal cruelty prosecutions in 2015
People wishing to surrender adult dogs to the ACT RSPCA for rehoming are having to go on a waiting list due to a four-fold increase in animals seized or surrendered to animal cruelty inspectors. Tammy...
View ArticleCourt disqualifies Waikato woman from owning animals for five years
A Waikato woman will not be allowed to own animals for five years after failing to treat injured animals in her care. SPCA Inspectors and veterinarians visited Lai Toy's Waharoa property between July 8...
View ArticleCourt disqualfies Waikato woman from owning animals for five years
A Waikato woman will not be allowed to own animals for five years after failing to treat injured animals in her care. SPCA Inspectors and veterinarians visited Lai Toy's Waharoa property between July 8...
View ArticleAuckland man sentenced and banned for keeping 600 starving birds in mud, faeces
GRAPHIC CONTENT: A man has been sentenced to home detention and banned from owning animals after keeping hundreds of birds in "abhorrent" conditions. Keshva Rajan kept about 600 chickens, roosters and...
View ArticleWA woman fined over animal cruelty
A Perth woman who failed to treat two injured pets and threatened an RSPCA WA inspector has been fined $8000 and banned from owning another animal for five years. Tanya Rose Ryder, 50, was found guilty...
View ArticleTwo teens charged over possum cruelty video
Two Brisbane teenagers have been charged after allegedly killing a possum by repeatedly running over it with a car. Two 17-year-old men allegedly posted a video of the alleged event to the photo and...
View ArticleDog beaten, nearly drowned and buried alive in 'confronting' animal cruelty case
A dog has been beaten, nearly drowned and then buried alive in one of the worst cases of animal cruelty seen by RSPCA inspectors in Victoria. Two dog walkers came across the black and tan-coloured...
View ArticleMore than 100 malnourished horses seized in Victoria's west
More than 100 malnourished and distressed horses and ponies have been seized from a property in the state's west. The seizure comes as animal welfare group RSPCA Victoria blames drought conditions and...
View ArticleCouple fined, banned after dogs die from neglect
A Queensland couple have been fined and banned from owning a pet for three years after the death of their two Doberman dogs from starvation and neglect. Tara Underhill, 23, and Joshua...
View ArticleVictorian Doberman breeders fined $40,000 for animal cruelty
Two Victorian dog breeders who docked the tails and cropped the ears of their dogs, leaving them with severe bone injuries, have been fined more than $40,000 for animal cruelty. The couple, Thomas...
View ArticleDogs found at Canberra house were underfed and suffered hair loss, fly bites
Dogs that belonged to a Canberra man who admitted to nearly 100 animal mistreatment offences were underweight, underfed and suffered hair loss and fly bites that had scabbed over, a court has heard....
View ArticleMan failed to get help for dog after cooking oil caused 'horrendous' burns
Warning: graphic image below They're images harrowing enough to move Canberrans to tears, prosecutors say. "Buster", a cross-breed, was left without veterinary attention after being covered in scalding...
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