RSPCA: Cancer cat case was hard to deal with

Friday, 26 February 2010 17:40

A woman has been fined for failing to provide her sick cat with the pet health care it needed to combat skin cancer.

According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the north Queensland resident, 45-year-old Celestine Lambert from Sarina, south of Mackay, was ordered to pay A$3,000 (£1,751) after pleading guilty.

When the feline was seized by the RSPCA, it was so ill it had to be put to sleep.

Mackay magistrate Damian Dwyer said Ms Lambert's decision not to obtain treatment for the cat was a conscious one.

And inspector Selina Neil explained it was a very distressing case to deal with.

"To know that a condition is that advanced - that basically we've got bits and pieces falling off the cat - is very hard," she added.

In recent weeks, RSPCA Australia reached out to the public for help to shut down puppy farms.

The charity also called on responsible dog breeders and governments to give their support.

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Posted by Rosina