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Charges laid against repeat offenders for illegal kitten rearing
RSPCA Victoria has again charged previously prosecuted, illegal kitten rearers, Kon and Liudmila Petropoulos for animal cruelty offences.
Mr and Mrs Petropoulos were previously prosecuted in March for various offences under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 (POCTAA) and the Domestic Animals Act 1994 (DAA). They were charged with operating an illegal domestic animal rearing business, failing to comply with the Code of Practice, failing to comply with the lawful direction of an authorised officer and improper confinement of ten cats.
As a result, they were each prohibited from conducting or working in a domestic animal business for 18 months, placed on an adjourned undertaking to be of good behaviour for a period of 18 months, and fined $750 and $500 respectively.