Animal Welfare
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Bull suffers 'catastrophic injury' at Adelaide rodeo
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Graphic video emerges of a bull suffering a horrific leg break at an event in Adelaide, prompting the RSPCA to repeat its call to ban rodeos.
Topics: animal-welfare, law-crime-and-justice, animals, adelaide-5000, sa
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Adelaide venue condemned for hosting bull riding rodeo
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The RSPCA says one of Adelaide's premier entertainment venues should not be promoting a bull riding rodeo as family-friendly, calling for the sport to be banned.
Topics: animal-welfare, animals, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa
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Authorities raid horse property amid health concerns
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Authorities have seized a horse and say another needs urgent medical care after swooping on a property near Nowra on the NSW south coast.
Topics: animal-nutrition, animal-welfare, nowra-2541
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Topics: animal-welfare, karratha-6714
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Topics: animal-welfare, broome-6725
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High cost of flying actual kangaroos on Qantas questioned by wildlife carers
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Western Australian wildlife carers say Qantas should take the big red kangaroo off its planes because it charges twice as much to transport joeys as it does to fly cats and dogs.
Topics: animals, animal-welfare, air-transport, broome-6725
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'It's really easy for anyone to start an account and start selling animals,' says campaigner Video
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Animal rights group Four Paws warns the trend in buying pets online could help facilitate puppy farms, and they say an investigation of 42 classified ad websites around the world reveals little or no regulatory oversight.
Topics: animal-welfare, human-interest, australia
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Is it OK to buy a dog online and have it delivered to your door?
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A puppy swapped for a smartphone? A pit bull advertised for fighting? As online ads for dogs and cats surge, animal rights groups warn there are dangers for both buyers and pets.
Topics: animal-welfare, human-interest, animals, australia
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Illegal land clearing allegations against Wombinoo Station 'unfounded'
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Allegations of illegal land clearing on a north Queensland cattle station have been "dismissed as unfounded" and the property owners were "complying with their obligations under Federal environmental law", the Federal Environment Minister says.
Topics: animal-welfare, forests, forestry, land-clearing, cairns-4870
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Sumatran tiger extinction threat growing as palm oil deforestation marches on
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Sumatran tigers are facing an increasing threat of extinction as habitat fragmentation leaves only two viable populations in the wild, a new survey has found.
Topics: science-and-technology, earth-sciences, animal-welfare, animals, conservation, indonesia
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Topics: animals, animals-and-nature, animal-welfare, veterinary-medicine, animal-behaviour, broken-hill-2880
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Broken Hill Pet Rescue fun day image
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Topics: animals, animals-and-nature, animal-welfare, veterinary-medicine, animal-behaviour, broken-hill-2880
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Volunteers turn around Broken Hill dog euthanasia rates
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Broken Hill sees a huge decrease in the number of abandoned dogs being put down, dropping from 80 per cent to just 3 per cent in five years.
Topics: animals, animal-welfare, broken-hill-2880
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Tasmanian penguin drownings prompt calls for state gillnet ban
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A bird scientist is calling for a statewide ban on recreational gillnet fishing in Tasmania in a bid to prevent little penguins from drowning.
Topics: animals, animal-welfare, tas
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Topics: animals, animals-and-nature, animal-welfare, veterinary-medicine, animal-behaviour, broken-hill-2880
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Topics: animals, miscellaneous-animal-production, animal-behaviour, agricultural-policy, livestock-welfare, animal-welfare, australia, nsw
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NSW greyhound industry calls for bigger share of gambling revenue Audio
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The greyhound industry is desperate for a bigger share of gambling revenue to help pay for expensive new animal welfare measures, but the chances are slim and a looming dog shortage threatens the racing schedule.
Topics: animals, miscellaneous-animal-production, animal-behaviour, agricultural-policy, livestock-welfare, animal-welfare, australia, nsw
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Greyhound industry struggling with massive change after live baiting scandal Audio
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The greyhound industry is going through massive change after the live baiting scandal broke on the ABC's 4 Corners program in February 2016.
Topics: animals, miscellaneous-animal-production, animal-behaviour, agricultural-policy, livestock-welfare, animal-welfare, australia, nsw
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Greyhound industry calls for greater share of gambling money image
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Topics: animals, miscellaneous-animal-production, animal-behaviour, agricultural-policy, livestock-welfare, animal-welfare, australia, nsw
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Greyhound kennels at Wentworth image
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Topics: animals, miscellaneous-animal-production, animal-behaviour, agricultural-policy, livestock-welfare, animal-welfare, australia, nsw
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Topics: animals, miscellaneous-animal-production, animal-behaviour, agricultural-policy, livestock-welfare, animal-welfare, australia, nsw
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After 55 years in greyhounds, the Brown's may give it away. image
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Topics: animals, miscellaneous-animal-production, animal-behaviour, agricultural-policy, livestock-welfare, animal-welfare, australia, nsw
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Greyhound industry struggling with change, keen to move on after live baiting scandal
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Two and a half years after the ABC revealed the horrific use of live baiting in greyhound racing, NSW trainers just want to forget the past and move on.
Topics: animals, sport, animal-welfare, sydney-2000, nsw, canberra-2600, australia
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Greyhound racing banned in ACT from May
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Canberra's greyhound racing industry warns the fight is not over, as controversial legislation is passed to ban the sport in the ACT from May next year.
Topics: gambling, animal-welfare, canberra-2600, act
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PETA calls for memorial at site where truck carrying 6,000 chickens crashed
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An animal rights group wants a memorial erected at a site in northern New South Wales where a truck carrying 6,000 chickens crashed on Monday.
Topics: animal-welfare, accidents, lismore-2480
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