Owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal

Legislation: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 (Vic) s 9(1)(i)

Maximum penalty: 1 year imprisonment or 250 penalty units (natural person); 600 penalty units (body corporate)

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 176 charges of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (68.2% or 120 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 117 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal. Among the 117 cases, 57 people were male and 60 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (65% or 76 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal
**Number: 176 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal
**Number: 21 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal
**Number: 15 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal by financial year
**Number: 176 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal by financial year
**Number: 176 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal by financial year
**Number: 15 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal
**Number: 117 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal
**Number: 57 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal
**Number: 60 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal
**Number: 11 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal
**Number: 70 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal
**Number: 36 cases**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 10**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal
**Number: 1 case**, including imprisonment only (0 cases) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (1 case).

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal
**Number: 11 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal by financial year
**Number: 117 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal for all people by financial year
**Number: 117 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal — **Figure 15**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of owner or person in charge fail to provide veterinary attention or treatment for an animal by financial year
**Number: 1 case**