The job of RSPCA inspectors is part detective,part social worker – and often brings them into contact with unorthodox and challenging cases.
CCTV footage of the distressing incident was released on Tuesday after the court case concluded.
One in five animals received by the RSPCA is being surrendered due to owners’ concerns about rental applications,despite proposed reforms.
Tens of thousands of Australians have signed a petition calling on parliamentarians to set a date for the end of the live export of sheep.
Amy Lea Judge,25,broke down in court as she heard prosecutors were seeking a term of imprisonment for the offence,which carries a maximum penalty of five years jail.
RSPCA WA have said they had responded to 19 reports of animal cruelty a day on average over the past year.
The incident,which occurred near Whitford City in Hillarys,was allegedly caught on camera.
It resembles an airy community centre,or a modern public library,but the people who visit BARC in Sydney’s west are not there to borrow a book. They want to adopt a pet.
RSPCA flooded with cruelty reports by the hundreds,despite law changes that were meant to stamp out backyard breeders.
The RSPCA found roosters in poor health and kept in unsanitary conditions after receiving an anonymous tip off about alleged cockfighting.
Officers from the RSPCA’s major investigations team and police raided two properties in the Ballarat region,where cats were found in crates in unsanitary conditions.