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WA man fined, banned from owning pets after barbaric ‘euthanasia’ attempt on dogs
A South Coast man has been fined $15,000 and banned from owning a pet for three years following a “barbaric” attempt to kill his two dogs using a mallet two years ago.
Key points:
- John Druin Hooper, 45, is fined after pleading guilty to two counts of animal cruelty
- Hooper struck his two small dogs on the head with a mallet in a failed attempt to kill them
- He has been banned from owning pets for three years
John Druin Hooper, 45, of Narrikup, appeared in the Albany Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged over the incident, which Magistrate Dianne Scaddan described as a “brutal, severe and cruel act”.
Hooper pleaded guilty to two counts of ill-treating an animal, arising from what he claimed was his attempt to “euthanase” two healthy Shih…
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