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Despicable Act - Woman pedestrian puts cat in wheelie bin!
A woman pedestrian was caught on CCTV stopping to pat a friendly moggie and putting him into a nearby wheelie bin.
See the video and read more...
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Pet Shops Rehoming Homeless Pets
With animal homelessness high in Australia, pet shops often come under fire if they sell animals. Read about a positive approach by a Brisbane pet shop for providing the public with the opportunity to buy a new pet
Read this message from Jenni from Brisbane Pet Headquarters here...
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Are you guilty of harbouring a WMP?
Has your dog or cat been desexed?
Read this message from Jenni from Brisbane Pet Headquarters here...
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After 43 Years in Pet Industry Owner of Aristopet Sells!
Beaphar Group of the Netherlands has purchased Aristopet Pty Ltd and will operate as Beaphar Australia.
Read what this will mean for retailers and buyers of Aristopet products...
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Good News For Rabbits and Humans
An end to animal testing chemicals for skin irritation is nigh!
Read about this wonderful initiative by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) where human 'skin' will be 'grown' in test tubes for use in testing skin reactions to chemicals instead of innocent little rabbits...
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Farming Puppies for Profit
DOGS Victoria supports the RSPCA in a campaign to stop dogs being used by uncaring people operating puppy farms in Victoria.
Read more about DOGS Victoria actively pursuing the closure of puppy farms…
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RSPCA commends Coles for snubbing sow stalls
Today's announcement by supermarket giant Coles that from 2014 they will no longer stock pork produced on farms where sows are confined to sow stalls is a huge leap forward for the humane food movement in Australia.
Read about the humane announcement by supermarket giant Coles…
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Australian Wool Export Industry at RISK! Wool Buyer to Stop Buying Australian Wool From Cruelly Treated Lambs
John Lewis Partnership, one of Britain's largest retail companies, has taken a stand against "mulesing", a common mutilation used in Australian wool production, following a long-running campaign by PETA US to phase out this practice.
Read how Australia's wool still comes from lambs who have undergone the cruel practice of mulesing…
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PIAA Announces New Grooming Courses!
The Chief Executive of the Pet Industry Association of Australia 'PIAA', Roger Perkins, today announced that an in principle Agreement had been reached with a
company known as International Grooming Company 'IGC' to run a dog grooming education program around Australia under the auspices and control of the PIAA.
Read more about the dog grooming education program around Australia…
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HAPPY AS A PIG IN … TASMANIA
The RSPCA today applauded the Tasmanian Government's decision to phase out the use of dry sow stalls from 2014 - the first state in Australia to do so.
Read more about the Tasmanian Government's decision for the future of Australian pig farming…
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Happy Paws Manager calls for all pound pets to be desexed
Dog and Cat Shelter manager Sally Rogers is calling for pounds to establish mandatory desexing of dogs and cats.
Read more about pounds perpetuating the problem of strays…
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The Facts on Pet Shops
An article in Sunday's NSW Sun Herald by reporter Rachel Browne indicates, in part, that sale of animals through pet shops contribute significantly to the unacceptable high rate of euthanasia of pets in Australia...
To read more about the facts on euthanased and sheltered dogs and cats click here…
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Raise a pup and protect Australia
The Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O'Connor is calling on a hundred Melburnians to do their bit to protect Australia - by raising a puppy...
To read more about the raising a pup and protecting Australia click here…
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Students raise money for VIC Police Dog Squad
Parkville University High School students organised an icy pole stand and raised $275 for the Victorian Police Dog Squad...
To read more about the students raising money for the VIC Police Dog Squad click here…
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Little Lost Imogen Saved by Jack Russel Terrier Sam
The fireman on the community rescue team stopped his truck and called and the brave little Jack Russel Terrier, Sam came out from the dark, cold bush with little three-year-old Imogen who was holding onto a big gum tree...
To read more about this adventurous little girl and her faithful dog click here…
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