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A rabbit with the same virus in Minnesota, the disease is more common in the Midwest. Picture: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Staffy owner ordered to pay $100k for attack

A Sydney dog owner has been ordered to pay more than $100,000 in damages after their staffy mauled a 11-year-old Shih Tzu on a suburban street.

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Controversy erupts over ‘two-cat’ limit

Cat owners aren’t happy with a proposed two-cat limit in one council area in a polarising crackdown on the beloved household pet.

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A manhunt is under way after two puppies were found with tape over their mouths in regional bushland in Queensland. Picture: RSPCA

‘Disturbing’ discovery in bushland

The RSPCA described it as “one of the most disturbing cases of abandonment” it had witnessed and said it was “utterly unacceptable”.

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Melbourne Zoo snow leopards get spicy

Spices are a sensory delight for cats of all shapes and sizes, including Melbourne Zoo’s Snow Leopards!

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More than 200 birds, including native corellas, were found dead outside a shopping centre in Springvale over the weekend. Picture: Facebook

‘Doomsday-like scenes’ as birds drop dead

A wildlife crisis has unfolded in one major city where more than 200 birds were found dead in a suspected poisoning incident.

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$SPOILER: Although it didn’t make the top 20 this year. the Exorcist still holds strong in the top 50., proof it hasn’t lost its power to disturb. What's terrifying about this chilling flick is that the shoot itself was so extreme that star Linda Blair fractured her back filming one violent sequence. Knowing the real-life pain adds to the film’s legend. Photo: Warner Bros.$

Actress’s back snaps in brutal scene

Science has spoken. These are the 50 scariest movies of all-time – according to an experiment that tracks heart rates.

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