The RPSCA has laid a record number of charges to the owner of an alleged puppy farm in southern Queensland where dogs were kept in “appalling conditions”. In January, 81 malnourished dogs and 10 cats were seized by police and RSPCA officials from the property at Glenarbon. RSPCA inspector Daniel Young said the owner, Haris […]

Acclaimed Australian author Tim Winton has been named the inaugural patron of a new native animals trust that hopes to connect the public with conservation research and projects. The Native Australian Animals Trust is an initiative of Melbourne University, which chose Winton because of his long-running advocacy for wildlife conservation. “We are busy acting on […]

This sweet puppy who enraptured the nation of Turkey may not have made it out of this gaping well if it weren’t for an entire community making sure that it survived. Residents of Beykoz, Turkey heard whimpering coming from a nearby well that plunged 200 feet into the earth. After confirming that there was a small dog […]

About 600 protesters demanding the closure of Australian slaughterhouses have shut down a major intersection in the Melbourne CBD. The rally, organised by Animal Liberation Victoria, began on the steps of Parliament House about midday on Saturday, before hundreds marched down Bourke Street to occupy the intersection at Swanston Street. Trams along Bourke Street were […]

Australia’s peak shearing body says animal cruelty cases heard in western Victoria this week have forever changed the industry. Four men pleaded guilty to a combined total of 60 animal cruelty charges in the Horsham Magistrates Court on Monday. Evidence against the shearers included hidden camera footage obtained by animal rights group PETA. A packed […]