The RSPCA have confirmed they are working with police after an officer was allegedly assaulted while investigating an animal cruelty report in Cardup, near Mundijong.
The RSPCA have confirmed they are working with police after an officer was allegedly assaulted while investigating an animal cruelty report in Cardup, near Mundijong.
The male RSPCA officer attended a property on Monday afternoon after reports a dog had been strung up in a barn.
A verbal altercation allegedly occurred between the officer and the residents before he was punched in the face.
The inspector was treated at Armadale Hospital for lacerations.
Assaulting a public officer can carry a jail term.

The RSPCA officer was allegedly assaulted at a Cardup property. PIC: Fairfax Media
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