'Cruel act borne of frustration': Perth man fined for poisoning dogs

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, 13th November, 2018 PM News Update [Joseph Connolly (left) with his lawyer Oliver Paxman outside Perth Magistrates Court]( ['Cruel act borne of frustration': Perth man fined for poisoning neighbour's dogs]( BY Heather McNeill A Perth man who threw rat poison over his neighbour's fence after making multiple complaints to the council about barking dogs has been fined $3500. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Hotel lobbyists in stoush with Liberals after public rebuke at awards night]( Mike Nahan has brushed aside a public rebuke from the AHA boss Bradley Woods over criticism of Labor's performance in the tourism portfolio. 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