A South Australian woman previously convicted of animal cruelty will face court tomorrow after being charged with breaching a court order that limited the number of dogs she was allowed to have.
Kerrie Fitzpatrick, 48, was handed a suspended jail sentence in August after being found guilty of 16 animal cruelty offences for keeping 300 dogs on a breeding farm in horrific conditions.
As part of her sentence, she was given a $500 good behaviour bond for three years, ordered to not have any dogs other than her two pets at the time, and told not to sell any animals.
In October, the RSPCA raided Fitzpatrick’s property in Lewiston, on the far northern outskirts of Adelaide, and seized 86 dogs and puppies that were allegedly in her care.
“Ms Fitzpatrick has been on our radar for some time, and this is an example of RSPCA South Australia performing its duty of care and actively enforcing prohibition orders,” RSPCA South Australia’s Chief Inspector Andrew Baker said in October.
“Ms Fitzpatrick was on the premises yesterday and we will be alleging that she is the sole owner of the property and that the dogs were in her custody, which puts her in breach of her court order.”
Fitzpatrick is due to face the Elizabeth Magistrates Court tomorrow.
Before her sentencing in August, the court heard Fitzpatrick had multiple convictions in Victoria, where she was handed a 10-year ban on working as a breeder before she moved to South Australia to do the same thing.
“If there was anyone who should have been obsessed about not being involved in a dog-selling business, it was you,” Magistrate Karim Soetratma said.
Barely able to lift her head, this poor dog has learned to communicate with her gaze, conveying a poignant and sorrowful tale.
When He Saw His Saviors, He Used the Last of His Strength to Wag His Tail in Thanks
Early morning on 15 Jan, ONG Paraíso dos Focinhos got report about this dog, they were totally shocked.
A lady found this poor dog on her way to work. It might abandoned there for a while, couldn’t stand up, couldn’t eat food she supplied or understand.
The kind lady couldn’t transport the weak dog to her office, so she took few images, filmed a short movie & submitted to ONG Paraíso dos Focinhos.
Before leaving, she also covered it with her blanket. The dog waved his tail as pleading her don’t abandon him.
Rescue squad went there as swiftly as they could. The poor dog was in a lot of discomfort and totally dehydrated.
They took blood test to see if if he has synopsis. Blood transfusion is needed as he couldn’t eat adequately.
The brave boy gained 4 pounds in just few days, but he still couldn’t stand up and walk correctly.
They named her Dega, and she started to gain appetize about day 7.
After 3 weeks, Dega’s leg was considerably stronger and still quite slender and couldn’t run correctly.
3 months after they found her. She’s so different now and it’s time to reunion with her rescuer…
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