The animal welfare group Campaign Against Canned Hunting (CACH) has knocked back the donation from I’m a celebrity, get me out of here contestant Dean Geyer in protest of the scenes showing the petting of lion and leopard cubs. The program claimed that the cub was part of a breeding program at Letaba River Lodge […]

Back in 2014, the Swan council (in collaboration with the RSPCA) created Australia’s first Humane Food Region. This is a wonderful concept that aims to minimise the suffering of some animals (sheep and cows are exempt). It plays an important part in the RSPCA’s Choose Wisely program. But how does it work? The policy relies […]

Dr Katrina Warren warns us that if your pet has been your ‘baby’, you may need to prepare for a bit of ‘sibling rivalry’ when you bring your new child home from the hospital. Fortunately, she says, most pets adapt very well to the arrival of their replacement. START ALTERING YOUR PETS ROUTINE EARLY ON […]

A picture of a sad Grandfather has recently gone viral when a grandchild turned up for a group dinner only to find that the other five kids hadn’t. Kelsey Harmon (an Oklahoma college student) posted the picture online and, as you would expect, the net went nuts. There followed the normal amount of abuse and […]

Seaworld (a US theme park in Orlando) has finally caved to pressure and promised to cease its breading program of Orcas (killer whales). This has been credited to the public outcry sparked by the 2013 documentary Blackfish. After the movie aired, attendance rates at the theme park plummeted and the share price dropped by 11%. […]

A sheep is a wonderful pet for those who have the room to keep them but you have to remember to shear them annually. Unless the wool at their rear is regularly removed, there is the chance of flies laying their eggs in the area and, before long, maggots have worked their way under the […]