Animal cruelty
Cruelty charges laid after almost 100 kangaroos shot
A man has been charged after the latest in a string of horrific animal cruelty cases in NSW.
- by Perry Duffin
Latest
‘Horrific acts of animal cruelty’: Dozens of chickens killed at NSW high school
NSW Police are investigating after 29 birds were slaughtered south of Sydney.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Exclusive
Greyhound racing
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
Opinion
Melbourne Cup
How the Melbourne Cup became the race that bores the nation
Those hoping to lay blame for the cultural decline of the Cup solely on animal protesters or COVID-19 aren’t paying attention.
- by Bianca O'Neill
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.
- by Bianca Hall
Hunt for attacker after baby seal injured on Victorian beach dies
A juvenile sub-Antarctic fur seal that was found with critical injuries next to a large stick and footprints has had to be euthanised.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Exclusive
Greyhound racing
The scandal that’s left a pall over Wentworth Park’s future
Internal government documents reveal animal cruelty claims may derail an audacious bid by the NSW greyhound racing industry to maintain control of the site.
- by Michael McGowan
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.
- by Zoya Patel
Perth pet hoarder fined $100,000 after council seizes 82 dogs
The dogs were found at a property in Perth’s eastern suburbs in a confronting scene for staff.
- by Sarah Brookes
Analysis
Greyhound racing
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.
- by Alexandra Smith
Updated
Horse racing
Darren Weir handed two-year ban over the use of jiggers
The disgraced trainer has been issued a further disqualification for using an electronic shock device on three racehorses in 2018.
- by Andrew Wu
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