Sheep ships carrying up to 111,000 sheep for 3-4 weeks are gross breaches of animal welfare
NEWS AND OPINION – PERTH, AUSTRALIA: This is another horror story about how humankind treats animals. Some people don’t care but I, for one,...
Tagged: Australia
Strong trend in Australia to keep domestic cats inside full-time has a big DEFECT
Once again, we are told that Australia is changing the face of cat domestication in order to protect their native species, often their small...
Record-breaking, mammoth cane toad put down by park rangers as it’s an invasive species
The cane toad is an invasive species in Australia. Australians don’t like invasive species because they often attack native species. Australians love their native...
Sydney’s record rainfall has lured funnel web spiders into homes
They don’t know whether the current deluge in Sydney, Australia is a result of global warming, but they do know that a 20-minute downpour...
Magpies defend their nests against allcomers including professional cyclists down under
Background: As the title says, magpies anywhere fiercely defend their nests. This is seen when magpies peck at domestic cats who are outside minding...
1912: news article warned of global warming. When are we going to learn?
NEWS AND COMMENT: When is humankind going to learn to behave sensibly and in a way which protects the lump of rock on which...
Almost all of Australia’s invasive rabbits come from one introduction by an Englishman
New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that nearly all of Australia’s 200 million rabbits come from one...
Badly behaved Nick Kyrgios is an animal lover
Like many others, I’ve just watched that match between Nick Kyrgios and Stephan Tsitsipas (number 4 seed) at Wimbledon (2022) which Kyrgios won with...
Australia’s coalmining is probably more damaging to their native species than feral cats
Australians are famous for blaming the approximate 2 million feral cats on their continent for the loss of millions of animals of native species...
Rat-kangaroo reappears after being ‘extinct’ for 120 years
Gilbert’s potoroo vanished in the 1870s. It was believed to have become extinct about 120 years ago. It was (now is) one of Australia’s...
Monster mess of koala conservation in Australia
There appears to be a shocking failure in the conservation of the koala in Australia which has been highlighted by a catastrophe in Cape...
Numbat camouflage is perfect for its habitat
If ever you had doubts about the way evolution works to create a camouflaged coat to enhance the prospects of survival of the world’s...
Australian racing horse trainer suspended for allegedly injecting horses before a race
Garry White is facing a possible suspension having been accused of injecting four horses before a race with an unnamed substance but probably a...
Neglected and starving female husky eats companion dog
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is one of those animal horror stories and it is entirely the making of one person, a 31-year-old woman living...
Portrait of a happy quokka at sunset
Roger Federer loves quokkas. I can see why and why a lot of other people like them too. The cuteness factor is high. This...
