A 44-year-old man from the northern suburbs is due to face the Elizabeth Magistrates Court in relation to a two-year-old male dog found in a state of extreme emaciation.
His former partner, a 43-year-old woman who was co-accused in the matter, was convicted in January 2024.
The alleged offence occurred in 2019, but the couple failed to appear when due in court in 2020 and were arrested last year under warrant. The Staffordshire Terrier cross recovered and was rehomed.
A 56-year-old Semaphore Park woman has been charged with two counts of ill-treatment of an animal. The woman allegedly failed to provide adequate and appropriate food and water for eight cats and failed to provide adequate and appropriate living conditions for the animals.
At a previous hearing the court granted the RSPCA's application that the cats be forfeited to the Minister, and they have now been rehomed.
A 70-year-old Mount Compass man is due before Victor Harbor Magistrates Court to face a charge of ill-treatment of an animal to cause death or serious harm.
It is alleged that in October last year the defendant failed to take reasonable steps to mitigate serious harm suffered by a cow that had become stuck shoulder-deep in water in a dam on the defendant's property, and that the defendant left the cow to become exhausted and die.
A 32-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man are due to face the Victor Harbor Magistrates Court charged with two counts of ill-treatment of an animal in relation to two dogs found at their Middleton property in August 2024.
Neither defendant was home at the time RSPCA SA inspectors attended in response to a cruelty report. Due to the condition of the dogs, the inspectors seized them and transported them to RSPCA's veterinary clinic at O'Halloran Hill. A veterinarian assessed the Great Dane and Border Collie as having body condition scores of 1/9, indicating both dogs were in extremely emaciated states. The dogs have since made full recoveries and remain in protective custody with RSPCA SA.
A 36-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman are due to face the Victor Harbor Magistrates Court for the first time, charged with ill-treatment of an animal under SA's Animal Welfare Act.
The charge is in relation to a severely emaciated dog found at the male defendant's Hayborough home in January 2024. The dog has since made a full recovery and remains in protective custody with RSPCA SA.
A 38-year-old Morphett Vale woman is facing one count of failure to comply with a court order made in 2021 that prohibited her from acquiring or having custody of any animals until further order.
It will be alleged that the woman was found to have custody of two dogs, three cats and two lizards when RSPCA SA inspectors attended at her property on 17 November 2023.
The woman and a 42-year-old man residing at the same Morphett Vale address are also charged with three counts of ill treatment of animals. It will be alleged that one of the dogs was in emaciated condition and that neither dog nor any of the cats had access to water. The animals were seized and remain in protective custody with RSPCA SA.
The matter is due before the Christies Beach Magistrates Court this month.
A 71-year-old man is due to face the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court charged with two counts of ill-treatment of an animal in relation to a cat that was injured in a steel-jaw trap. The defendant is further charged with breaching Animal Welfare Regulations for allegedly setting a steel jaw trap.
A 49-year-old man from Paechtown is due to appear in the Mount Barker Magistrates Court to face a charge of ill treatment of an animal. The man is alleged to have used a riding helmet to repeatedly strike a horse on its head, thereby allegedly causing unnecessary harm to the animal.
A 48-year-old woman is due to face the Elizabeth Magistrates Court charged with failure to comply with a court order restricting the number of animals she is allowed to have in her care or custody. RSPCA SA inspectors attended at the woman's Lewiston property on 17 October 2023 and seized 86 dogs and puppies, three rabbits and two guinea pigs.
In August 2023, the woman was convicted on animal ill-treatment charges in relation to a Parrakie dog breeding facility that had more than 300 dogs and puppies. She received a three-month prison term, suspended on condition of a $500, three-year good behaviour bond.
