Man Charged Over Alleged Gumtree Pup Cruelty

A Camillo man will front court in October on animal cruelty charges after RSPCA were alerted to starving, faeces-covered puppies sold through Gumtree. 

Two eight-week-old American Staffies were found in a small, barricaded crate at the accused man’s Camillo property. 

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With no food or water, the pups were seized by RSPCA inspectors and inspected by an emergency vet before being taken to the RSPCA in Malaga.

The 51-year-old is facing two charges of animal cruelty on the basis of confining them

RSPCA WA received cruelty reports about more than 1300 puppies in the 2021-2022 financial year.

Report cruelty 24/7 on 1300 CRUELTY (1300 278 358) or at rspcawa.org.au.

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