I wanted to turn this mother and baby away. My grandsons stopped me
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I wanted to turn this mother and baby away. My grandsons stopped me

I’ve never met a possum I didn’t hate,but a furry family – and some dedicated volunteers – have infested my hard heart.

  • byJenna Price

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Cow hit by police car west of London
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Cow hit by police car west of London

Footage shared on social media shows a police car strike a 10-month-old cow called Beau Lucy twice.

Mandurah man claims he killed kangaroos as ‘part of culture’

Mandurah man claims he killed kangaroos as ‘part of culture’

The 23-year-old’s family spoke outside court on Tuesday,claiming animal rights activists and the police are interfering with Aboriginal people’s way of life.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andrachael clifford
Developed in a lab and grown in a vat:It’s meat,but not as you know it

Developed in a lab and grown in a vat:It’s meat,but not as you know it

Global demand for meat is growing. Without innovation,this will put more pressure on land clearing and greenhouse gas emissions. Could cultured meat be the solution?

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
‘I hated that dog’:Trump VP contender boasts about killing puppy

‘I hated that dog’:Trump VP contender boasts about killing puppy

South Dakota Governor Kirsty Noem’s political ascension was looking promising,but she may have gone a little too far even for gun-happy Republicans.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
The cruel twist of fate that let an accused killer walk free

The cruel twist of fate that let an accused killer walk free

Daniel Billings was charged with stalking,rape and animal cruelty. Police said he’d threatened his former partner. There was no magistrate,so a registrar gave him bail.

  • byJordan Baker,Perry Duffin andJonathan Drennan
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Perth animal shelter gives family their forever dog … then takes it back

Perth animal shelter gives family their forever dog … then takes it back

A Baldivis family was overjoyed to have Oakley,showering him with love and toys and giving him the best seat on the couch. Then it all fell apart. Here’s why.

  • bySarah Brookes
Caught at an Indonesian abattoir,this activist says he was beaten,burnt and smeared with blood
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Caught at an Indonesian abattoir,this activist says he was beaten,burnt and smeared with blood

Infiltrating the facility to check on humane treatment of cattle,the activist said he was hit by “a mob with a mob mentality”.

  • byZach Hope andKaruni Rompies
Hunt for alleged penguin kickers after St Kilda attack

Hunt for alleged penguin kickers after St Kilda attack

A witness saved a penguin after it was attacked by a group of men,who kicked the defenceless bird at a tram stop in St Kilda.

  • byHannah Kennelly
NSW man denies throwing beloved chicken into alligator pen at family wildlife park

NSW man denies throwing beloved chicken into alligator pen at family wildlife park

The chicken,known as Betty White,died in front of shocked onlookers at a popular Hunter Valley wildlife park last month after allegedly being thrown into the enclosure.

  • byMark Russell
‘Maybe we could put 100 crocs in a city park’:A conservation issue gets snappy

‘Maybe we could put 100 crocs in a city park’:A conservation issue gets snappy

Booming saltwater crocodile numbers have led to calls to separate the predators from people – and new dilemmas.

  • byFrank Robson