Molly the magpie is back home. Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen have shared their first photo after Molly, who had befriended their pet dogs Peggy and Ruby, was returned to their Gold Coast home on Monday. Now with the appropriate wildlife permits, the family said it hoped life would return to normal after an intensive … Read more
Forty-five days after being seized by Queensland wildlife authorities, Molly the magpie has been returned to the home where he became a social media sensation for befriending pet dog Peggy. The state environment department announced the interspecies companions were reunited at their Gold Coast home on Monday, in a much-anticipated development that ends the long-running … Read more
The first photo of Molly the magpie — a social media sensation known for his fun relationship with two dogs — has been released by carers at the facility where he is being held. Molly‘s adopted Gold Coast family surrendered him in March following complaints over the lack of a wildlife carer’s permit. Juliette Wells … Read more
The adopted family of social media sensation Molly the magpie will have to comply with a number of conditions to have their beloved bird returned to their backyard, it has been revealed. Wildlife officials removed Molly from the Gold Coast home of Reece Mortensen and Juliette Wells about two weeks ago, after complaints the bird … Read more
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has provided a major update on Molly the magpie, who wildlife officials removed from the home of Reece Mortensen and Juliette Wells after complaints the bird was being kept illegally. The Gold Coast couple rescued Molly when he fell from a nest in 2020. A surprising friendship blossomed between Molly — … Read more
The Gold Coast couple whose pet dogs Peggy and Ruby are mourning the absence of Molly the Magpie have claimed Queensland Premier Steven Miles is ignoring them after initially showing support for their plight. Molly the magpie was removed by wildlife officials from the home of Reece Mortensen and Juliette Wells after a handful of … Read more
A family dog has been mauled to death after two other dogs broke into a yard in Perth — and it’s not the first time the aggressive canines have killed. Mum Samar and her daughter were woken up on Saturday by the sound of their Pomeranian, Rocco, being mauled by two neighbouring dogs. They ran … Read more
A missing jack russell who escaped the care of an animal transport company near Melbourne Airport has been captured weeks after he went missing. The five-year-old terrier named Milo was headed to the United Kingdom on March 18 with his owner, Jason Whatnall, but escaped the care of AeroPets Animal Transport while being moved from … Read more
The Aussie small business owner of a celebrity-loved range of dog beds says she is “heartbroken” after discovering an ALDI range that she says looks almost identical to hers. Julia Sakr, the founder of Barney Bed, started her business in 2019 and named it after her beloved dog, Barney. The Sydney woman wanted to create … Read more
It sounds like the latest instalment in Australian author Aaron Blabey’s beloved children’s book series, Pig the Pug. This time it’s Poppy the pug, and like Pig, she has a problem with excess. “She was given a lot of love … in the form of treats (from her previous owners),” Caroline Esera from Animal Welfare … Read more
