RSPCA WA is urging pet owners to keep a close eye on their animals around chocolate this Easter following a shocking rise in calls to the Animal Poisons Helpline last year. Read more
RSPCA WA has made the heartbreaking decision to cancel this year’s Million Paws Walk amid increasing cost-of-living pressures and mounting demands for the organisation’s services. Read more
A 46-year-old man has been charged with animal cruelty after he allegedly failed to seek appropriate veterinary care for his puppy who had been hit by a car. It is also alleged he then tried to hide the puppy from RSPCA WA. Read more
A 56-year-old Cloverdale man has been sentenced to a 12-month community-based order and permanently prohibited from owning animals for kicking, dragging and punching his Staffordshire terrier during three separate incidents in Kewdale and Belmont. Read more
Million Paws Walk is an iconic event and a strong brand for the RSPCA with many staff, volunteers, supporters and donors having enjoyed it over the last 25 years in WA. However, the simple fact is that although it is RSPCA WA’s biggest annual fundraising event, ever increasing costs mean it is now prohibitive to stage such a large-scale activity. Read more
RSPCA WA is hoping the luck of the Irish will rub off on more than 55 animals looking for homes during a special St Paw-trick’s Day adoption drive this weekend. Read more
A 70-year-old Bullsbrook man has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly keeping his mature kelpie in an enclosure filled with dog faeces, rotting animal bones, and contaminated water. Read more
Two men aged 45 and 32, and a 32-year-old woman have each been charged in relation to a dog found suffering from untreated cancer and skin disease. All three were responsible for the welfare of the dog in question. Read more
RSPCA WA is seeking information about a kangaroo which was shot with an arrow and found deceased in a rural suburb near Mandurah. Read more
RSPCA WA is seeking information after two stray kittens appear to have been deliberately shot in the head with homemade darts outside a Bunbury pub. Read more
RSPCA WA has labelled the application by the exporter and approval by DAFF to re-load around 16,000 sheep and cattle onto the MV Bahijah and re-export them to the Middle East a disgrace. Read more
With a whopping nine days over 40°C in the Perth metro area alone in the first two months of 2024, RSPCA WA, along with the rest of the state, has felt the heat. Read more
A 62-year-old Yokine man who hit his Chihuahua puppy in the head with a paving mallet, fracturing the dog’s skull, has received a suspended prison sentence, and been banned from ever owning an animal again. Read more
A 47-year-old Gosnells woman has been fined $2000 and prohibited from being in charge of an animal after leaving her five-month-old puppy alone in her backyard for long periods of time, without adequate food and water. Read more
A 71-year-old Bullsbrook woman has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly leaving a black German Shepherd tethered under a homemade tin shelter on a property in Hines Hill. Read more
RSPCA WA is calling for information after a greyhound was found wrapped in four blood-soaked blankets and buried in a shallow grave with wire around his neck near Bampton Road, Orelia. Read more
A 27-year-old woman has been fined $8000 and prohibited from being in charge of animals for three years after leaving her dog and cat locked inside her house without adequate water and food for approximately two weeks. Read more
A 23-year-old woman from Willagee, who failed to seek vet treatment for her puppy’s broken leg, has been fined $2,200 and banned from being in charge of an animal for two years. Read more
A 44-year-old Augusta man has been fined $3000 and prohibited from owning animals, except for chickens, for two years after failing to get treatment for his puppy’s broken leg. Read more
A 43-year-old man has been fined $5000 and permanently prohibited from being in charge of an animal for beating and otherwise injuring his pet pig named Pan. Read more
We are pretty well-versed in how to show our special humans that we love them, but have you ever wondered how to show your pet just how much they mean to you? Us too! Read more
RSPCA WA is asking Perth beachgoers to protect their hound and check the ground this weekend as temperatures are set to soar in another heatwave. Read more
Three men aged 48, 49 and 71 have been fined a collective $16,250 in relation to a dog found suffering from untreated testicular cancer. All three were responsible for the welfare of the dog in question. Read more
RSPCA WA is cautiously optimistic about the future of thousands of sheep and cattle on the MV Bahijah following a government decision to deny their re-export via the Cape of Good Hope. Read more