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To catio or not to catio? Perth cat owners, there is no question

To catio or not to catio? Perth cat owners, there is no question

The popularity of cat enclosures is growing as owners look to better the life of their feline friends (and the environment).

  • by Claire Ottaviano

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

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.

  • by Jordan Baker
So you want to save the planet? Put your dog on a vegan diet
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So you want to save the planet? Put your dog on a vegan diet

More than 10 studies now show that dogs do rather well on vegan diets.

  • by Paula Goodyer
When honesty is the blast policy
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When honesty is the blast policy

And baseball is a series of parochial events.

I told my girlfriend we’d never get a cat. Now we have two
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I told my girlfriend we’d never get a cat. Now we have two

And here’s what I’ve learnt about relationships.

  • by Joshua Smithe
I love my rescued fur babies. Pity my human babies don’t feel the same way
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I love my rescued fur babies. Pity my human babies don’t feel the same way

I consider Rufus and Boris the best investment I ever made. My bank manager doesn’t agree.

  • by Rosie Beaumont
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How one man turned watching cat videos into a full-time job

How one man turned watching cat videos into a full-time job

Will Braden’s CatVideoFest may initially look like any standard YouTube cat compilation video, but it’s much more than that.

  • by Nell Geraets
Dandenong dog mauling victim was attacked just days earlier, says neighbour
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Dandenong dog mauling victim was attacked just days earlier, says neighbour

Jordan Garrett was spotted by neighbours running away from the Ross Street property screaming after being attacked by one of the dogs earlier this week.

  • by Marta Pascual Juanola and Gemma Grant
The Sydney suburbs where dogs outnumber children
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The Sydney suburbs where dogs outnumber children

NSW has more than 2 million dogs and nearly 1.6 million cats as higher pet ownership becomes the “new normal”.

  • by Matt Wade and Nigel Gladstone
Funding for dogs’ refuge sets tails wagging

Funding for dogs’ refuge sets tails wagging

The Shenton Park Dogs’ Refuge Home has been thrown a $2.3 million boost to revitalise centre.

  • by Claire Ottaviano
She’s wearing her dog’s ashes in what looks like a sex toy. Should we tell her?
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She’s wearing her dog’s ashes in what looks like a sex toy. Should we tell her?

Best not, writes our Modern Guru, although ...

  • by Danny Katz

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