Smeaton Sheep Farm - Victoria
RSPCA statistics 2008-2009
RSPCA NATIONAL STATISTICS 2008-2009
Euthanased 22,085 - 31.8% of total dogs
Euthanased 39,495 - 59.7% of total cats
Euthanased 10,729 - 51.0% of other animals
COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATED 50,765
PROSECUTIONS 259
CONVICTIONS 202
RSPCA Tasmania statistics
Euthanised 305 dogs of 1,744 received
Euthanised 1,974 of 3,131 cats received
Euthanised 3 of 31 horses received
Euthanised 64 of 244 'livestock' received
Euthanised 77 of 215 'wildlife' received
Euthanised 60 of 230 'other' animals received
Cruelty complaints investigated: 2678
Prosecutions: 24
Convictions: 18
Charges laid: 38
People charged: 28
Cases pending: 4
Routine inspections: 178
RSPCA ACT Statistics
Dogs
Received: 1,628
Euthanased: 136 (91 for 'behavioural problems', 45 for 'medical reasons')
Transferred: 191 (means to non-RSPCA facilities such as pounds where they may have been euthanased)
Cats
Received: 2,654
Euthanased: 1,175 (541 for 'medical reasons', 204 for 'behavioural problems', 430 for being 'feral')
Livestock
Received: 83
Euthanased: 9
'Other': 2
Wildlife
Received: 3,205
Euthanased: 1,580
'Other' animals
Received: 570
Euthanased: 167
'Other': 16
Cruelty Complaints:
Investigated: 912
Prosecutions: 6
Convictions: 1
Neither RSPCA ACT nor RSPCA WA conducted a single 'routine inspection' in the year 2008-2009. 'Routine Inspections' are carried out upon intensive farming operations including pig, chicken and battery egg facilities, saleyards, feedlots, transports, breeding establishments, pet shops, rodeos, hobby farms and the like.
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