Man fined after beating four-month-old puppy
<p dir="ltr">A man from Perth has been found guilty of beating his pet puppy and unleashing verbal threats at an animal welfare inspector.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The man, 44, slapped the four-month-old Boerboel named Hank on the head and just five minutes later punched the puppy as many as five times across the face, Joondalup Magistrates Court was told.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The two attacks unfolded at the offender’s home in Butler.</p>
<p dir="ltr">A witness report and <a href="https://7news.com.au/news/court-justice/butler-man-fined-over-savage-attack-on-pet-boerboel-puppy-threatening-rspca-worker-c-9067569" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video evidence</a> were enough for an RSPCA WA inspector to obtain a warrant and enter the man’s home alongside WA Police.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The owner admitted losing his cool at his pet after it had been to the toilet inside the house.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Hank was taken into care at the RSPCA’s Malaga animal care centre. Inspector manager Kylie Green said there was never an excuse to physically harm an animal.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The man was fined $3000 for the attack on his pet and banned from being in contact with animals for five years.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He has also been fined $800 for verbally abusing and threatening an RSPCA inspector and ordered to pay costs of $615.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: RSPCA WA</em></p>
