Archive for November, 2019

Up to 350 koalas may have been killed in bushfires near Port Macquarie, but even more could die in the aftermath

Friday, November 22nd, 2019

As many as 350 koalas are estimated to have died in fires that tore through the Port Macquarie region, decimating the habitat in an area home to one of the state’s biggest koala populations. Firefighters are still battling bushfires across NSW including the north coast where three people have died and at least 150 homes were destroyed […]

‘Unicorn puppy’ could be hiding a not-so-cute secret

Monday, November 18th, 2019

A golden retriever puppy that went viral last week due to the tail growing out of his head could be hiding a less than cute secret. An expert claimed the tail growing between Narwhal, the ‘unicorn puppy’s’, eyes could really be the remnants of a parasitic twin. Margret Casal, a professor at the University of […]

Perth man fined over kookaburra killing

Friday, November 15th, 2019

A man who ripped the head off a kookaburra at a Perth pub in front of horrified children has been fined $2500.The man killed Kevin – a cheeky kookaburra known for stealing food – at Parkerville Tavern last month. His lawyer described the bird as “a menace to public safety”.The $2500 fine is the maximum […]

Western Australia introduces horse ‘passports’ to improve racehorse welfare

Thursday, November 14th, 2019

By AAP9:19pm Nov 14, 2019 Racehorses in Western Australia will get a “passport” to track their condition and whereabouts when they retire under proposed animal welfare reforms sparked by revelations of cruelty at a Queensland abattoir.After ABC vision showed workers at the Meramist Abattoir in Caboolture tormenting horses before they were killed, WA Racing and […]















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