Cases scheduled for court docket hearings in April 2024
Two girls, each aged 32, are attributable to seem within the Elizabeth Magistrates Court after being collectively charged with 5 counts of animal ill-treatment. The fees relate to 16 cats and kittens, two Maremma dogs (one present in emaciated situation, the opposite skinny and located locked inside a small crate) and two rabbits. All the animals have been allegedly being stored in poor residing situations at a property in Adelaide’s northern suburbs. They are actually in protecting custody with RSPCA SA.
A 60-year-old man and 39-year-old girl are attributable to face the Elizabeth Magistrates Court to face three fees of animal ill-treatment. The first cost is for alleged failure to offer applicable and ample meals, water, residing situations or train for 2 ponies and a horse. All the animals have been present in emaciated situation on a property south of Gawler. The second cost is for alleged failure to get veterinary remedy for one of many ponies, who was very unwell and had a big, contaminated wound on her face, neck and jaw space brought on by a canine attack two weeks prior. The third cost is for alleged failure to offer applicable and ample meals, water, residing situations or train and alleged failure to mitigate hurt suffered by two dogs. One was emaciated, the opposite skinny and struggling a extreme continual ear an infection and each have been bleeding and itching with large flea burdens.
A 47-year-old girl is because of face the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on 5 counts of animal ill-treatment after RSPCA SA inspectors discovered 19 cats and three dogs residing in squalid situations in an Adelaide beachside suburb. Euthanasia was the one humane possibility for 5 of the kittens, who have been emaciated, flea-ridden and struggling extreme congenital deformities and feline flu. One of the dogs, an elderly feminine mixed-breed, was additionally euthanased after medical checks revealed she was struggling an aggressive type of most cancers. The remaining animals have both been adopted or stay in protecting custody with RSPCA SA.
A 50-year-old-woman and her 24-year-old niece are attributable to seem within the Whyalla Magistrates Court on two counts of ill-treatment of an animal in relation to 2 dogs present in emaciated situation on their Whyalla property. One canine was surrendered and has been rehomed whereas the opposite stays in protecting custody with RSPCA SA.
A 31-year-old girl from the northern suburbs has been arrested beneath warrant after failing to attend court docket in 2020. The girl is going through a cost of ill-treatment of an animal in relation to a particularly emaciated canine and is because of seem within the Elizabeth Magistrates Court. The canine recovered in RSPCA SA care and was rehomed.
A 52-year-old man from Adelaide’s northern suburbs is because of seem within the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on two fees of ill-treatment of an animal in relation to 2 dogs, one in every of which was in want of pressing veterinary remedy. The defendant is going through two additional counts of animal ill-treatment in relation to 2 cats and a pig.
Under SA’s Animal Welfare Act, the utmost penalty for animal cruelty is $20,000 or two years’ imprisonment. For an aggravated cruelty offence, the utmost penalty is $50,000 or 4 years’ imprisonment.
RSPCA South Australia is the state’s solely animal welfare charity with inspectors empowered to prosecute animal cruelty beneath SA’s Animal Welfare Act.
Members of the general public who witness animal cruelty or neglect are urged to right away name RSPCA’s 24-hour cruelty report hotline on 1300 477 722.
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