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Sheep on board the Ocean Swagman, set to travel from Perth to the Middle East.

Flock it: The WA farmers hoping to turn live sheep exports into a live election issue

The Albanese government has passed a ban on the controversial trade in the last state still doing it: WA. Could it dent Labor’s federal election hopes?

  • Victoria Laurie

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Permai the elephant leaves Perth, heading across the Nullarbor.

Permai the elephant begins 2000km journey from Perth Zoo to South Australia

The 37-year-old will begin her trip at around 11.30am on Monday in a custom-made crate complete with air conditioning, CCTV, snacks and water.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
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Baby gorilla rescued from plane during smuggling attempt in Turkey

A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said on Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat.

Local government rangers called the RSPCA after they found the cat dead in an esky.

Floreat man charged after neighbour’s cat dies in esky

The man had trapped the cat and then called City of Nedlands rangers to notify them, but when they arrived, the animal was dead.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
A man has been charged with animal cruelty after 98 kangaroos were allegedly shot at the NSW Hunter Valley.

Cruelty charges laid after almost 100 kangaroos shot

A man has been charged after the latest in a string of horrific animal cruelty cases in NSW.

  • Perry Duffin
One of the animals at the Eco Hub at Corrimal High School.

‘Horrific acts of animal cruelty’: Dozens of chickens killed at NSW high school

NSW Police are investigating after 29 birds were slaughtered south of Sydney. 

  • Eryk Bagshaw
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Erika Wadlow-Smith with Whisper, her retired greyhound

Move over, cavoodles: Meet Sydney’s $27,000 dog

Erika Wadlow-Smith loves her adopted greyhound, but new figures reveal the sky-high costs of rehabilitating the former racing dogs.

  • Jordan Baker
Once the race that stopped the nation, the Melbourne Cup has been in decline for over a decade.

How the Melbourne Cup became the race that bores the nation

Those hoping to lay blame for the cultural decline of the Cup solely on animal protesters or COVID-19 aren’t paying attention.

  • Bianca O'Neill
A screenshot from hidden camera footage taken by activists at the Benalla abattoir.

The court case that could change the way your pork is produced

Animal activists have launched a Supreme Court challenge alleging 85 per cent of pigs are suffering unnecessary cruelty.

  • Bianca Hall
One of the poisoned cockatoos found by WIRES volunteer Evelyn Anderson-Ho.

Cockatoos falling out of sky after ‘deliberate’ poisoning

Wildlife rescuers say two mass poisoning events in Sydney are making the birds “drown in their own fluids”.

  • Frances Howe

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