Animal rights
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The influencer who grabbed a wombat made bold claims about Australia. We fact-checked them
Yes, Australians may well be hypocritical in pointing the finger at the wombat influencer, says ethicist Peter Singer. But there is more than enough hypocrisy in this story to go around.
- Nick O'Malley
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Australia-first study finds rat poison in rare Perth Hills chuditch
New evidence shows the first confirmed cases of rat poisoning in native Australian marsupial carnivores.
- Claire Ottaviano
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
- Updated
- Animals
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
Yes, dogs really are talking to their owners. And yours can too
Some dog owners swear by “communication buttons” that help their dogs ask for treats, walks and extra love.
- Flic Everett
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
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
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
- Opinion
- Olympics
Did Snoop Dogg just save an Olympic sport from itself? Sort of
Equestrian events have been engulfed in a major welfare controversy during the Olympics, but an unlikely advocate for the sport could help it turn a corner.
- Zoya Patel
Race, class, and goldfish: how a homemade footpath aquarium divided New York
The appearance of little fish swimming around a shallow basin quickly became a neighbourhood curiosity. Then came a fish rescue operation which has sparked a roiling debate.
- Jake Offenhartz
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