‘Pandemic puppies’ returned to shelters
Victorian animal charities are desperate for help as they are inundated by a surge in dog owners surrendering their pets.
Pets
‘Not hard’: Owners hit with cat curfew
Some Australians will face up to $1600 fines if their cat is found roaming the streets come June, as councils roll up their sleeves to put an end to native wildlife killings.
‘Lives at stake’: Sad fallout from Qld floods
As Queensland residents continue the big clean-up after the devastating floods, another problem “with lives at stake” has reared its head.
‘No fuss’: easing home alone blues for your pet
As back-to-the office mandates filter through, leaving your pets for the day is about to be reality. Here’s five ways to keep them happy when you’re out.
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Weird ways to lay your pets to rest
FROM requests to make fur into jumpers, to wanting to mix ashes with tattoo ink, pet cremation consultant Alison has seen it all. Here are the strangest ways to remember your pets.
Ever wonder what your dog is thinking?
AN AUSTRALIAN scientist has unlocked a window into the psyche of man’s best friend, discovering that, just like humans, every dog has its own unique outlook on life.
Paris Hilton’s $14,000 puppy love
IF YOU thought Paris Hilton’s new purebred pup was cute, wait until you see the rest of her madcap menagerie.
World’s biggest dog dies
THE world’s largest dog, a Great Dane named Zeus that was as big as a donkey and went through 13kg of dog food a day, has died.
This is what happiness looks like
COULD this be the most pampered pooch ever? If the look on this Golden retriever’s face is anything to go by, he quite possibly is.
Internet’s pawesome pooch has strange fetish
WHAT does internet sensation Walter the labrador love more than the ocean? It’s kinda gross.
The dog ate my socks — all 43 1/2
A GREAT Dane was miserable and retching when its owners rushed him to an emergency animal hospital. It turns out he’d been snacking on socks.
Pit bull kills babysitting gran
A WOMAN babysitting her two-year-old grandson was mauled to death by his family’s pet dog, identified as a pit bull.
‘My day with Grumpy Cat’
THE sassy two-year-old feline is building a showbiz empire one paw at a time — but that’s still nothing to smile about, as Mel Evans discovers.
Selfies are bad news for black cats
BLACK cats are reportedly being abandoned in droves because they don’t look good in selfies, the UK’s RSPCA says.
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