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A man has been charged over the deaths of nine wombats, including joey Hope’s mother.

Man charged over ‘senseless’ mass slaughter of wombats

Nine wombats were found bearing tyre marks and were artificially staged after being deliberately hit with a car, the Conservation Regulator alleges.

  • Angus Delaney

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A Perth vet has had his registration cancelled following complaints from two pet owners.

Perth vet’s registration cancelled after multiple complaints and two dead dogs

Adrian Burstein had his registration cancelled after appearing before the State Administrative Tribunal.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Dead birds collected by wildlife volunteers in Springvale South over the weekend.

‘They just kept dropping’: Suspected mass bird poisoning probed

Hundreds of birds have been found dead in Springvale South since Saturday. Many fell from the sky and into a shopping centre car park, leaving shoppers and wildlife volunteers traumatised.

  • Alexander Darling
The Q officially opened last month, at a cost of more than $80 million.

Racing Queensland responds to criticism of ‘deadliest’ greyhound track

The body has insisted it takes animal welfare seriously following damning criticism of an $85 million greyhound track dubbed Australia’s “deadliest”.

  • Cameron Atfield
A high-speed collision during a greyhound race at The Q in May at one of the new venue’s warm-up races.

Racing suspended at Australia’s ‘deadliest’ greyhound track

Racing at Queensland’s new greyhound racing hub has been suspended due to unsafe conditions – a decision made after a string of dog fatalities at the brand new $85 million three-track facility.

  • Cameron Atfield
The former Australian Olympian has defended his actions on social media, saying it was “life or death” for the horse which was on its way to the knackery.
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Former Australian Olympic videoed whipping a horse 42 times

The former Australian Olympian has defended his actions on social media, saying it was “life or death” for the horse which was on its way to the knackery.

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Jennifer Hunt, chief executive of the Pet Medical Crisis Fund, Thea Agius, shelter manager, Pam Weaver, president of Save-a-Dog scheme and resident Jenny Stern.

Tears, cheers and smears: Emotional council vote over animal shelter

The new contract for the operator of a Glen Iris pound saw more than 3000 people sign a petition, a packed council meeting and a heated dispute over an animal euthanasia policy.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Bullfighting in Spain is a spectacle, but it’s morally wrong.

Respect local cultures? Sometimes that culture doesn’t deserve respect

Other countries do things differently to ours, the world would be a terribly boring place if they didn’t. But at some point you must draw a line.

  • Ben Groundwater

‘He feels as trapped as the chickens’: How an activist teamed up with the ‘enemy’

What happened when the activist and the chicken factory-farmer joined forces? They exposed the lies behind the ‘humane’ treatment of shed-reared chooks.

  • Rutger Bregman
A Broken Hill man was allegedly filmed beating and torturing animals including kangaroos.

‘Deeply disturbing’: Man charged over animal cruelty videos

A Broken Hill man was allegedly filmed torturing kangaroos and farm animals in a series of videos too graphic to publish.

  • Jessica McSweeney

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