Conference tackles animal cruelty

Conference tackles animal cruelty

By  JANEK SPEIGHT ANIMAL rescue groups from around the state will converge in the Hunter in 2013 to address what they believe are alarming rates of animal cruelty in the region. The Rescuers and Advocates Companion Animal Conference will be held in February at Warners...
RSPCA cops a serve over two dead dogs

RSPCA cops a serve over two dead dogs

South Coast Register A CLAIM by the Nowra RSPCA that two dogs in its care had found homes when in fact they had been put down has upset animal advocates. On the RSPCA Nowra Facebook page a photo was posted of a group of people with six dogs on July 29. At least two of...
The bloody truth about live export

The bloody truth about live export

By ANNE GREENAWAY Dec. 1, 2012, 4 a.m.   IN MAY 2011, Four Corners’, A Bloody Business, opened the collective eyes of the Australian public to the horrific way in which Australian cattle ended their lives in Indonesian abattoirs. These horrific and brutal acts...

RSPCA approved farming labels challenged

RSPCA approved farming labels challenged By  ANNE GREENAWAY Nov. 24, 2012. A recent assessment by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) rejected an application by the Australian Egg Corporation relating to a free-range certification trademark....