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‘Unable to meet the community’s expectations’: Australia to ban live sheep exports in 2028
via theguardian.comGovernment promises $107m package for industry to transition, after years of campaigning against tradeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s live sheep export trade will end on 1 May 2028, the federal government has announced, after years of campaigning by animal welfare advocates.Labor’s long-held policy to end the sea exports has been opposed by many in the agricultural sector, although the trade has been declining while bans on sending -
Man sentenced for dumping bodies of giant tortoises in Devon woodland
via theguardian.comGary Priddle from Exeter given community order after 10 animals died when heating failed over ChristmasAn animal enthusiast has admitted dumping the bodies of 10 giant tortoises in Devon woodland after they died from the cold when the heating failed over Christmas.Gary Priddle, 56, an electrician who kept more than 50 tortoises at his home in Exeter, had left the animals alone over the festive period and when he returned the 10 Aldabra tortoises were dead. Continue reading... -
‘Seeing her hurt was more than I could bear’: the family pets left in limbo amid Australia’s domestic violence crisis
via theguardian.comEmergency accommodation helps those fleeing violence – but few will accept animals, leaving them at risk of abuseGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSarah* looked down at her phone and saw the text. It had no words – just a picture of her dog tied up in the sun, on a dirt road she didn’t know. It was January, the hottest part of the year.She says it was sent by her husband, who she had left nine weeks earlier, fleeing with her two children. -
‘They couldn’t care less’: fears for dogs’ welfare as Greyhound Racing NSW axes one of two adoption centres
via theguardian.comStaff raise concerns as Wyee rehoming centre abruptly closed after steep drop in gambling revenue for governing bodyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCurrent and former staff have raised serious concerns about animal welfare and the culture at the agency that governs greyhound racing in New South Wales after it abruptly shut down one of just two adoption centres for ex-racing dogs this week. .Workers at the Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) in Wyee were fire -
Taylor Swift’s cats have condition that causes constant pain, say experts
via theguardian.comAnimal welfare experts urge fans not to buy Scottish folds as mutation can lead to abnormal bone growthTo any devoted Taylor Swift fan, the musician’s cats are almost as well known as she is, frequently appearing in her TikTok postings and with hundreds of millions of posts devoted to them across social media.But as Swift’s planet-conquering Eras tour prepares to make landfall in the UK next month, animal welfare experts have urged her fans not to copy Swift’s cats, saying the -
Voter views on animal welfare are changing – and taking the live sheep export trade with them | Gabrielle Chan
via theguardian.comLabor says it will phase out the practice by 2028 – 10 years after it first announced the policy. But farm advocates say the timeline is ‘radical’Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityOne of the great contrasts that has struck me on city visits is the rise of dog culture.Massive pet warehouses with owners and their dogs waiting outside to buy dog clothes, fancy food, treats, leads, collars, beds, blanke -
Voter views on animal welfare are changing and taking the live sheep export trade with them | Gabrielle Chan
via theguardian.comLabor says it will phase out live sheep exports by 2028 – ten years after it first announced the policy. But farm advocates say the timeline is ‘radical’Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityOne of the great contrasts that struck me on recent city visits is the rise of dog culture.Massive pet warehouses with owners and their dogs waiting outside to buy dog clothes, fancy food, treats, leads, collars, be -
‘Free Bella’: campaigners fight to save lonely beluga whale from Seoul mall
via theguardian.comFive years after her last companion died and the aquarium’s owner pledged to free her, Bella still languishes in a tiny tank amid shopsIn the heart of Seoul, amid the luxury shops at the foot of the world’s sixth-tallest skyscraper, a lone beluga whale named Bella swims aimlessly in a tiny, lifeless tank, where she has been trapped for a decade.Her plight is urgent, with campaigners racing to rescue her from the bare tank in a glitzy shopping centre in South Korea’s capital bef -
Australian government offers fiver year $107m package to ban live sheep exports in 2028
via theguardian.comAgriculture minister says the ‘live sheep export industry has shown time and again that they are unable to meet the community’s expectations’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s live sheep export trade will end on 1 May 2028, the federal government has announced, after years of campaigning by animal welfare advocates.Labor’s long-held policy to end the sea exports has been opposed by many in the agricultural sector, al -
Australian government offers five year $107m package to ban live sheep exports in 2028
via theguardian.comAgriculture minister says the ‘live sheep export industry has shown time and again that they are unable to meet the community’s expectations’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s live sheep export trade will end on 1 May 2028, the federal government has announced, after years of campaigning by animal welfare advocates.Labor’s long-held policy to end the sea exports has been opposed by many in the agricultural sector, al -
Bullfighting firm in Seville to give free tickets to under-eights
via theguardian.comCompany says move is best way to introduce tradition but critic claims it couldpsychologically damage young childrenA firm managing bullfights at Seville’s renowned bullring is to give free tickets to children under eight, adding to a national debate about the traditional, and gory, Spanish pastime.The company, Pages, said adult spectators with a ticket for the “novilladas” – practice bullfights involving younger bulls – at Seville’s Maestranza may be accompan -
Scottish salmon industry challenged over move to drop ‘farmed’ from labels
via theguardian.comFish welfare campaigners say Defra decision facilitates greenwashing and will mislead consumersAnimal welfare campaigners are challenging the decision to allow producers of Scottish salmon to drop the word “farmed” from labelling.An application by the industry body claimed changing the protected name wording on the front of packaging from “Scottish farmed salmon” to “Scottish salmon” made sense because wild salmon was no longer sold in supermarkets, which cons -
Dog gone: Italy bans ‘puppy yoga’ after reports of alleged mistreatment
via theguardian.comHealth ministry rules that only adult dogs can be used for ‘animal assisted’ wellbeing activitiesPassionate yogis in Italy have been taking their downward dog to the next level in studios offering “puppy yoga” classes.But the health ministry has curtailed the growing trend after banning the use of pups to protect the animals’ health and welfare. Continue reading... -
Italy bans ‘puppy yoga’ after reports of alleged mistreatment
via theguardian.comHealth ministry says only adult dogs can be used for ‘animal assisted’ wellbeing activitiesPassionate yogis in Italy have been taking their downward dog to the next level, snapping up mat spots in studios offering “puppy yoga” classes. But the health ministry has curtailed the growing trend after banning use of the pups to protect the animals’ health and welfare.In a note on 29 April, the ministry said only adult dogs could be used for “animal assisted” -
Twelve horses died around the Kentucky Derby last year. Little has changed since | Elizabeth Banicki
via theguardian.comI have spent long stretches of my life around the racetrack. The methods for training young horses in the US means fatalities are inevitableAs Churchill Downs prepares to host the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday a darker anniversary looms. One year ago, 12 horses died at Churchill Downs in the days and weeks surrounding America’s biggest race.As hype builds around this year’s runners, those who died fall deeper into the well of memory, if they’re thought of at all. Wild on Ice -
Twelve horses died around the Kentucky Derby last year. Little has changed since
via theguardian.comI have spent long stretches of my life around the racetrack. The methods for training young horses in the US means fatalities are inevitableAs Churchill Downs prepares to host the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday a darker anniversary looms. One year ago, 12 horses died at Churchill Downs in the days and weeks surrounding America’s biggest race.As hype builds around this year’s runners, those who died fall deeper into the well of memory, if they’re thought of at all. Wild on Ice -
‘It was wet. It was filthy. It was aggressive. I said, I’ll take the racoon. But keeping exotic pets is cruel’
via theguardian.comLindsay McKenna’s wildlife centre takes in exotic animals when owners can’t cope. She and other experts fear the law is failing the very animals it is designed to protectWhen Lindsay McKenna went out to buy a piece of furniture from a seller, the last thing she expected was to return with a wild animal.“Something moved in the garage when I was in there helping the guy lift [the furniture],” she said. “It was a racoon in an incredibly small cage, it could hardly turn -
Country diary 1949: swans at risk of lead poisoning
via theguardian.com23 April 1949: For many years swans have attempted to make their home on Ullswater but their brief tenure there has ended in deathsPENRITH: Several visitors to the Lake District on Good Friday had the somewhat unusual experience of watching six mute swans flying up the River Eamont towards Ullswater. As they passed, only a yard or two above the water, their wings made a rushing sound as of waves swishing on a shingly shore. For the spectators it was a pleasant experience to see the sun scintilla -
Call us woke if you like, but all animals deserve the RSPCA’s protection | Chris Sherwood
via theguardian.comFrom snails to chickens, the organisation aims to stop suffering wherever it is foundThe RSPCA is 200 years old, founded in 1824 by a group of revolutionaries, including the anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce, determined to change the world. Our charity sparked an animal welfare movement that spread around the globe and has made the protection of animals an accepted and welcome part of our society. In short, we’ve changed lives – both for animals and people.We were ahead of -
‘Bulging skulls and protruding eyes’: Ten features dog owners should avoid
via theguardian.comWelfare experts say people need to choose pets with natural body shapes so their health doesn’t sufferWould-be dog owners should avoid bulging skulls, protruding eyes and shortened twisted legs and instead opt for a naturally healthy body shape, an international team of experts has urged.The health and welfare implications of extreme canine body forms has become a pressing issue, with experts repeatedly warning of the myriad problems faced by breeds with flat faces – from breathing c -
World Bank’s funding of ‘hog hotel’ factory farms under fire over climate effect
via theguardian.comEnvironmental and animal welfare groups call on lender to phase out support for ‘industrial’ livestock operationsThe private sector arm of the World Bank is facing claims that it contributes to global heating and the undermining of animal welfare by providing financial support for factory farming, including the building of pig farming tower blocks in China.A coalition of environmental and animal welfare groups is calling on the World Bank to phase out financial support for large-scal -
Skins and feathers are as cruel as fur, the fashion industry is told
via theguardian.comCopenhagen fashion week is hailed for raising the bar on animal rights. But will the organisers of other fashion weeks follow?Copenhagen fashion week has just announced that it will ban exotic skins and feathers from its catwalks next year, becoming the biggest industry event yet to do so.“Skål to Copenhagen fashion week for raising the bar for other events,” says the vice-president of corporate projects at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), Yvonne Taylor. &ldq -
Cute, cuddly, and often crippled: look where the love of dogs has taken the British | Martha Gill
via theguardian.comFrom dachshunds to pugs, our canine friends are bred to better serve as emotional crutchesor status symbolsYou may have missed a recent international incident. Last week, we Brits got wind of a very worrying development across the Channel. “Sausage Dogs to be banned in Germany,” ran alarmed headlines in the UK press. The Germans, for their part, were so baffled by this response that they reported on it themselves. “Brits Fear for the German Sausage Dog”, ran a puzzled art -
Charity steps in to rehome 300 cats from ‘overwhelmed’ man in Canada
via theguardian.comMan says he ended up in ‘a crazy situation’ after he began taking in cats abandoned during Covid pandemicAn animal welfare charity in western Canada is scrambling to secure the resources needed to care for about 300 cats – all of them seemingly in good condition – after a call came in from a man who described himself as being “overwhelmed” by the sheer number of cats and kittens in his home.Bruce Robinson told the British Columbia SPCA that he had taken in cat -
Global heating could cause an extra 1.2m lamb deaths in Australia each year, study finds
via theguardian.comUniversity of Adelaide study finds potential lamb deaths from heat stress could increase from 2.1m to 3.3m per year under a 3C riseSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityRising temperatures due to global heating will decrease lamb survival and fertility rates in Australia’s sheep flock resulting in industry-wide losses of up to $166m annually, new analysis predicts.A University of Adelaide study, published in the jo -
Grand National organisers will not seek injunction against Animal Rising
via theguardian.comJockey Club says it has received no threats from protest groupLast year’s race saw more than 100 arrests and a delayed startThe Jockey Club has decided not to apply for an injunction to deter possible incursions on to the Aintree track by animal rights activists at next month’s Grand National.Protests before last year’s Grand National by Animal Rising, which included an attempt by protesters to scale a perimeter fence and glue themselves to one of the track’s famous obsta -
Video shows koalas clinging to trees as gum trees cut down on Kangaroo Island – video
via theguardian.comWARNING: contains images some viewers may find distressingFootage supplied to Guardian Australia shows koalas clinging to falling blue gums as logging occurs on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. The footage was taken across two days in November 2023 and January 2024. Logging has been stopped while an investigation takes place.Investigation into logging on Kangaroo Island under way after release of ‘horrific images’ of dead koalas Continue reading... -
Number of abandoned French bulldogs increases sharply in England and Wales
via theguardian.comExclusive: Number of such dogs that have been dumped rose from eight in 2020 to 582 in 2023, RSPCA saysThey may be lauded in the show ring, adored by celebrities, and feature in myriad adverts, but the number of French bulldogs being abandoned has risen sharply in recent years, data suggests.According to the RSPCA, the number of such dogs in England and Wales that have been dumped rose from eight in 2020 to 582 in 2023 – an increase of more than 7,000% in three years. Continue reading... -
UK politics: Abbott claims Labour leadership’s ‘real agenda’ is to prevent her getting the whip back – as it happened
via theguardian.comHackney MP endorsed a post saying it was unlikely she would be allowed to rejoin Labour despite the support of senior figuresA reader asks:Is there anything other than convention which says elections must be on a Thursday?The reason for choosing Thursday, it is said, was as follows. On Fridays the voters were paid their wages and if they went for a drink in a public house they would be subject to pressure from the Conservative brewing interests, while on Sundays they would be subject to influenc -
Abbott claims Labour leadership’s ‘real agenda’ is to prevent her getting the whip back – UK politics live
via theguardian.comHackney MP endorsed a post saying it was unlikely she would be allowed to rejoin Labour despite the support of senior figuresA reader asks:Is there anything other than convention which says elections must be on a Thursday?The reason for choosing Thursday, it is said, was as follows. On Fridays the voters were paid their wages and if they went for a drink in a public house they would be subject to pressure from the Conservative brewing interests, while on Sundays they would be subject to influenc
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