Anger over alleged animal cruelty

Northern Rivers Echo Anger over alleged animal cruelty Terra Sword | 23rd February 2012 A Rosebank man appearing before Lismore Local Court for alleged animal cruelty on Monday was met by a group of angry protestors chanting the word “shame” and other...

A Blind Eye

FOUR CORNERS Reporter Ticky Fullerton explores the uncomfortably close relationships that the RSPCA is forging with key industry groups – intensive poultry, pork and live exports – and asks whether these bonds have tied it in a knot of conflict. Reporter: Ticky...

Animal welfare cruelled by conflict of interest

Melissa Parke February 16, 2012Opinion As long as it remains the responsibility of the Agriculture Department, animal welfare will not receive the attention that it deserves and that the community expects. The horrific revelations last year of cruelty towards...

Pit bulls pose quandary as they swamp Sacramento shelters

The Sacramento Bee By Cynthia Hubert chubert@sacbee.com Published: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 As a former narcotics cop and Sacramento’s chief animal control officer, Daniel Torres has seen the ugly side of pit bull terriers. He has fought past them to enter the...

Laws are a dog’s breakfast

weeklytimesnow Editorial |  February 1, 2012 VICTORIANS are repulsed by the illegal activities of puppy farmers and horrified by the apparent rise of dog attacks. Law-makers have been working to respond to this community pressure, trying to untangle a hotch-potch of...