A magpie and dog friendship that has amassed a 700,000-plus following on social media has been ended, with the bird seized by wildlife officials. Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen kept Molly the magpie and Peggy the staffordshire bull terrier at their Gold Coast home, sharing their pets’ antics via Instagram and in a book published … Read more
More pet owners are being forced to surrender their animals to secure a rental as competition for housing in Victoria intensifies. Despite changes to the state’s laws in 2020 giving tenants the right to own an animal, Melbourne’s Lost Dogs’ Home has revealed the number of pets surrendered due to “moving/no pets allowed” has jumped … Read more
A vet has dished out the five “toxic” things around homes every pet owner should know about. Ben, from the UK, shared a video warning cat and dog owners to be cautious about the little-known items that can lead to serious seizures and even death. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The five toxic items you need … Read more
Perth woman Nikita Piil, who was last year savagely mauled by her two rottweilers while trying to settle them during an incident in the neighbourhood, has expressed her grief in a heartbreaking tribute. Her beloved pets Harlem and Bronx were both killed over the attack, one shot by police as it happened last September, and … Read more
A British vet called Ben has dished on the five animals he would never own. Ben has shared in a now-viral video the five species of pet that he either wouldn’t have or “would think very carefully before getting”. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Vet dishes on the five animals he would never own as pets. … Read more
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died. A Staffordshire bull terrier that killed a Sydney man in an “attack of extreme ferocity” had mauled a real estate agent just months earlier, an inquest has heard. Colin Amatto, 40, suffered more than 80 wounds defending … Read more
A leading Australian veterinarian has offered advice to families who may have received the news no pet owner wants to hear. Dr Elizabeth Arnott, chief veterinarian at RSPCA NSW, said when a pet receives a cancer diagnosis it can be ‘overwhelming’. But while treating an animal may seem daunting and can be costly, there are … Read more
A woman has praised an Australian airport worker for their treatment of a scared dog on the tarmac, after capturing the heartwarming moment on film. The woman was travelling with her dog, Daphne, for the first time on a plane when she spotted her beloved pooch out of the plane window and started recording. WATCH … Read more
If you want to understand how different the human and animal medicine and vaccine industries have historically been, you don’t need to look much further than weight loss drugs. On the human side, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly struggled to meet the demand for Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, respectively, since introducing them, as the … Read more
A 48-year-old Port Pirie man has slapped with a suspended prison sentence for drowning his former housemate’s husky in what a magistrate called “a horrible and cruel death”. The husky, named Tessa, was found inside a 240L wheelie bin filled with water at an address in Solomontown in Port Pirie, about 225km northwest of Adelaide, … Read more
