Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act by Garry Sims https://padlet.com/g_sims/prevention Made with the best of intentions en-us 2017-03-09 20:48:26 UTC 2025-10-08 14:04:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Ralph Diego https://padlet.com/g_sims/prevention/wish/159141160 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 no 200
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act commenced in the year 1979, in order to prevent cruelty to animals and promote the welfare of animals by requiring a person in charge of an animal. 

According to part 2, section 18 of the Act, animal baiting and fighting is prohibited. To prevent the purpose of conducting a ‘bull-fight’, baiting an animal or causing an animal to fight.  A maximum penalty of 250 penalty units (PU) in the case of corporation, and 50 PU or imprisonment for 6 months will be applied to those breaching this Act.
A Penalty Unit is the calculated amount that must be paid after breaching statute law under a certain Act. In New South Wales, each penalty unit is $110, however other states may differ. 

This Act was breached on the 7th of March, 2017 by Benn Hamilton. He is considered the first person in South Australia who is responsible for baiting and organising dog fights. After raiding the property of Hamilton, a number vicious dogs, too aggressive for rehabilitation, and
a number of items were found that have potential to create a deadly animal. The items found include shock collars, anabolic steroids and had them on treadmills holding heavy weights. 
Penalty units do not apply in South Australia however, Hamilton faces hefty penalties and could face a fine of $50,000 or four years of imprisonment. 


]]> 2017-03-09 21:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/g_sims/prevention/wish/159141160 Prevent https://padlet.com/g_sims/prevention/wish/159143221 Name: Prevention of cruelty to animals act 
1979 no 200

Purpose:  is to stop any violence to animals and to treat animals in human manners 

Part 2 section 18a 

Bullfighting prohibited. 

The person should not advertise or practice any bullfighting. 

The maximum penalty is 250 penalty units and (in NSW penalty units is $110) 
However The case of corporation can go up to 50 penalty of units with 6 month jail or it could be both depends on the situation ]]> 2017-03-09 21:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/g_sims/prevention/wish/159143221 2. Prevent https://padlet.com/g_sims/prevention/wish/159143483 Prevention of cruelty to animal act 1979 no 200 

This act is to prevent animals abuse and also to promote animals welfare to treat well and mostly to care for them and that's the purpose of this act, also this act includes all the species like bird, fish , amphibian, reptile and mammals. 

Cruelty to animal is a offence and things like a person should abuse an animal and the penalty units for that is 250 units. 


]]> 2017-03-09 21:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/g_sims/prevention/wish/159143483 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act https://padlet.com/g_sims/prevention/wish/159143544 Act 1979 No 200

An act for the prevention of cruelty to animals.

The purpose of the act is to prevent animal cruelty upon animals as well as promoting the welfare of animals.

Part 2 Section 5 - Cruelty to Animals

1) An individual must not perform an act of cruelty upon an animal.

2) If you posses an animal the act of cruelty must not be performed.

3) A individual that owns an animal shall not fail at anytime to:
a) care, control and supervise the animal to prevent the act of cruelty
b) take care of the animal when it is suffering from pain.
c) provide immediate treatment via Vets if needed.

Maximum penalty for the offence is 250 penalty units in the case of corporation and 50 Penalty units or improsinment for 6 months or both for the Individual.

A Penalty unit is used to calculate the amount payable for an individual who has found guilty of an offence. 
1 Penalty Unit = $110 (NSW)

]]> 2017-03-09 21:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/g_sims/prevention/wish/159143544 Angus https://padlet.com/g_sims/prevention/wish/159143688 Enacted in 1979 the prevention of animal cruelty act was put into place to prevent cruelty to animals and promote the well the well fair of animals and hold the owner accountable for his or her actions.

Part 2 section 23 certain traps not to be set 

This section governs what kind of trap may not be used in New South Whales. It includes a punishment of 250 penalty units for a corporation and 50 units or 6 months jail or both for individual 

Penalty units 

A penalty Unit is used to calculate the payable amount for a person/persons found guilty of a crime. In NSW one penalty unit equates to $110 

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