WA man fined, banned from owning pets after barbaric 'euthanasia' attempt on dogs WedWednesday 27 updated WedWednesday 27 The case was heard in the Albany Magistrates Court at the Albany Justice Complex. ( Share Print text only Cancel A South Coast man has been fined $15,000 and banned from owning a pet for three years following a "barbaric" attempt to kill his two dogs using a mallet two years ago. Key points: John Druin Hooper, 45, is fined after pleading guilty to two counts of animal cruelty Hooper struck his two small dogs on the head with a mallet in a failed attempt to kill them