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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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New research has indicated dogs really can communicate using buttons.

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
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 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
Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg attend the equestrian at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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
Fish swim in a pool of water next to a fire hydrant in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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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Houses overlooking Narrawallee Beach have sold for up to $12 million.

Ugly stoush over dogs on multimillion-dollar stretch of beach

A local council is struggling to keep the peace amid a furious dispute over off-leash dogs on an idyllic NSW beach.

  • Catherine Naylor
A brown bear in Italy.

Italian town that used bears to promote tourism kills bear that attacked French man

The International Organisation for Animal Protection said the bear was about 22 years old and had three cubs that would struggle to survive on their own.

  • Keith Weir
Despite allegations of animal welfare abuses, the premier says the sport will continue in NSW.

The drugs that make dogs’ bones shatter

The state government moved to head off mounting controversy over allegations of horrific animal cruelty by announcing a review into the greyhound industry.

  • Christopher Harris and Jordan Baker
Mike Baird in 2016.

Why NSW Labor will not take the same road on greyhounds as Baird

Former premier Mike Baird stunned the industry when he banned greyhound racing. Labor watched on and will not follow his lead despite more damning revelations.

  • Alexandra Smith

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