Sorry, you can never trust a big dog
A man is dead because someone thought it was safe to bring a particular dog into their home — so when will the rest of the big dog owners wake up?
Pets
Vet warns of killer ‘rat fever’ in pets
A vet has warned of a deadly bacterial infection diagnosed in Sydney dogs which is caused by rodents and lives in puddles and wet soil.
Pet sitters seriously cashing in
Savvy Aussies are turning their love of animals into lucrative side-hustles, saving enough cash for house deposits and overseas holidays. FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN TOO.
‘If they end up here, they had good owners’
As in life, in death our pets bring out the best in us and nowhere is it more obvious than at Sydney’s only dedicated pet cemetery.
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Activists: ‘Would you eat your pet?’
ANIMAL welfare advocates have launched a campaign equating farm creatures with household pets to end the mass slaughter of pigs, cows and chickens.
‘My cat Pickle is a haunting devil-beast’
IT’S a love-hate relationship. Cats. Are they really as sinister and manipulative as “dog people” would have you believe? The answer is a complicated yes, with shades of grey.
‘Cat’s House’ sells to non-cat people
THEY enjoyed the high life for years. Now eight cats accustomed to the famous “Cat’s House” have been brought down to Earth.
Royal family saves ‘doomed’ elephants
TWO elephants saved from euthanasia after an outcry in France left a zoo in Lyon for their new home at a ranch belonging to Monaco’s royal family.
Pigeon’s epic 8000km ocean crossing
A PLUCKY pigeon that crossed the Pacific from Japan will be bred by a bird lover in Canada hoping its progeny will be top long distance racers.
The 25th annual Ugliest Dog Contest
WELCOME to the competition where entrants are judged for their “natural ugliness in both pedigree and mutt classes.”
Meet the Guinea Pig of Thrones
FOR sale: One suit of guinea pig scale-mail to prepare your furry friend for the ‘dangers of the modern world’.
Wearable computing goes to the dogs
A CALIFORNIAN startup has introduced a smart pendant that tracks physical activity levels and sleep patterns in canines.
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