Move over,cavoodles:Meet Sydney’s $27,000 dog

Move over,cavoodles:Meet Sydney’s $27,000 dog

Erika Wadlow-Smith loves her adopted greyhound,but new figures reveal the sky-high costs of rehabilitating the former racing dogs.

  • byJordan Baker

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How the Melbourne Cup became the race that bores the nation

How the Melbourne Cup became the race that bores the nation

Those hoping to lay blame for the cultural decline of the Cup solely on animal protesters or COVID-19 aren’t paying attention.

  • byBianca O'Neill
The court case that could change the way your pork is produced

The court case that could change the way your pork is produced

Animal activists have launched a Supreme Court challenge alleging 85 per cent of pigs are suffering unnecessary cruelty.

  • byBianca Hall
Cockatoos falling out of sky after ‘deliberate’ poisoning

Cockatoos falling out of sky after ‘deliberate’ poisoning

Wildlife rescuers say two mass poisoning events in Sydney are making the birds “drown in their own fluids”.

  • byFrances Howe
Hunt for attacker after baby seal injured on Victorian beach dies

Hunt for attacker after baby seal injured on Victorian beach dies

A juvenile sub-Antarctic fur seal that was found with critical injuries next to a large stick and footprints has had to be euthanised.

  • byCassandra Morgan
The scandal that’s left a pall over Wentworth Park’s future

The scandal that’s left a pall over Wentworth Park’s future

Internal government documents reveal animal cruelty claims may derail an audacious bid by the NSW greyhound racing industry to maintain control of the site.

  • byMichael McGowan
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Did Snoop Dogg just save an Olympic sport from itself? Sort of
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Did Snoop Dogg just save an Olympic sport from itself? Sort of

Equestrian events have been engulfed in a major welfare controversy during the Olympics,but an unlikely advocate for the sport could help it turn a corner.

  • byZoya Patel
Perth pet hoarder fined $100,000 after council seizes 82 dogs

Perth pet hoarder fined $100,000 after council seizes 82 dogs

The dogs were found at a property in Perth’s eastern suburbs in a confronting scene for staff.

  • bySarah Brookes
Why NSW Labor will not take the same road on greyhounds as Baird

Why NSW Labor will not take the same road on greyhounds as Baird

Former premier Mike Baird stunned the industry when he banned greyhound racing. Labor watched on and will not follow his lead despite more damning revelations.

  • byAlexandra Smith
The greyhound racing industry has run its course
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Greyhound racing

The greyhound racing industry has run its course

The NSW greyhound industry was unable to reform itself when it was given a second chance eight years ago. It has now been exposed for further failing to meet community expectations of how to treat animals.

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Darren Weir handed two-year ban over the use of jiggers

Darren Weir handed two-year ban over the use of jiggers

The disgraced trainer has been issued a further disqualification for using an electronic shock device on three racehorses in 2018.

  • byAndrew Wu