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....

LETTER: Death-row pets don’t need to die

Newcastle Herald LETTER: Death-row pets don’t need to die By ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS   Oct. 26, 2012, 5:06 a.m. EVERY year more than 250,000 dogs and cats are killed in our shelters and pounds. The number keeps rising and the cruelty and neglect associated with it...

OPINION: Poor rescue groups shame rich RSPCA

Newcastle Herald OPINION: Poor rescue groups shame rich RSPCA By DAVID ATWELL Oct. 23, 2012, 7:38 p.m.   EVERY year thousands of companion animal rescue volunteers save thousands of dogs and cats from pounds and shelters across the state. These community-based...