A 34-year-old Seacliff man is due before the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on allegations that he failed to provide adequate food, water and living conditions for his bearded dragon lizard.
The lizard was heavily emaciated when seized from a property in Elizabeth South but recovered after being in RSPCA care and has been rehomed.
A 31-year-old man is due to appear in the Whyalla Magistrates Court on allegations that he neglected to provide adequate and appropriate food, water and living conditions to two dogs and six puppies. The mother dog was emaciated when seized from the defendant's property in Whyalla Stuart.
The defendant failed to appear at a previous hearing on Wednesday 19 March, at which time the animals were forfeited to RSPCA SA enabling the process of desexing and rehoming them to begin.
A 39-year-old woman is due before the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court charged with six counts of ill treatment of an animal in relation to six dogs allegedly found on her property in emaciated conditions.
At a previous hearing the court granted the RSPCA's application that the dogs be forfeited to the Minister, and they have now been rehomed.
A 25-year-old woman is due before the Elizabeth Magistrates Court charged with ill-treatment of a dog, who was found in a severely emaciated state at an Elizabeth Grove property in April 2024. The defendant agreed to surrender the dog to RSPCA SA, and he made a full recovery in care before being rehomed.
A northern suburbs woman is due before the Elizabeth Magistrates Court charged with ill-treatment of two dogs, who were found in a severely emaciated state at an Elizabeth South property in June 2024. A snake was also located at the property but has not been the subject of any charges.
The accused was subject to an animal prohibition order at the time of the RSPCA attendance and has been further charged for breaching that Court order. The defendant agreed to surrender the dogs to RSPCA SA.
A 52-year-old Athol Park woman is due to appear in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on allegations of dumping seven puppies on the Port River last year. Members of the public found the dogs shortly afterwards, which prompted an investigation by SAPOL leading to the woman's arrest.
A 69-year-old woman is due to appear in the Port Augusta Magistrates Court to face 23 counts of ill-treatment of an animal under SA's Animal Welfare Act.
Twenty-one counts relate to cats and kittens, covering three factual circumstances. First, the RSPCA SA will allege these animals were kept in "Filthy" conditions, which is the worst rating on the organisation's Environmental Health Scale (adapted from Tufts Animal and Condition scales). Secondly, it will be alleged that the woman failed to seek veterinary treatment to mitigate harm suffered by some of the animals. Thirdly, that she allegedly failed to provide adequate food for some of the animals, who were in emaciated condition when seized by RSPCA SA inspectors on 21 February 2024.
The two remaining counts for ill treatment of an animal concern two River Murray Short-Necked turtles. Caring for these animals in captivity is complex, with their requirements including heating and artificial UV light, water at a specific PH, turtle docks and floating banks. Without proper care, they can develop illnesses, including ones that affect their shells.
RSPCA SA will allege that the woman failed to provide adequate and appropriate living conditions for the reptiles by failing to provide clean water and docking areas, thereby causing the animals to be permanently in water, which is contrary to their natural way of life. Having failed to provide the proper daily care for the turtles, the RSPCA SA will allege the woman then failed to seek veterinary treatment for them when they developed diseases. One had black ulcerated lesions and a soft shell due to lack of exposure to ultraviolent light and the other also had multiple lesions on its shell and a bone infection.
All the animals have been forfeited to RSPCA SA, enabling them all to be rehomed except for one kitten that was humanely euthanased due to significant medical issues.
A 40-year-old dog breeder from Aldinga Beach is due to appear before the Christies Beach Magistrates Court on five counts of animal ill-treatment. The RSPCA seized three bulldogs and two French bulldogs from the woman due to them being emaciated.
Sentencing submissions are to be conducted at the next hearing with a possible judgment to be handed down in a long-running trial in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court involving a female defendant charged with ill treatment of a horse.
At a hearing in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday 14 March 2025, the defendant was found guilty of failing to get veterinary treatment for her Standardbred horse when he was suffering a chronic and painful infection in his hooves. The horse was assessed by an attending equine vet and euthanased on humane grounds.
A 34-year-old northern-suburbs woman will face Court on six charges of animal ill-treatment pertaining to animals in her care that were heavily emaciated in early January 2024. One dog that was seized was so emaciated that it died whilst the RSPCA was transporting it to a veterinarian for urgent medical attention. The accused's home was later searched, and a number of deceased animals were located inside.
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.
