• Texas teenager accused of using poison to kill rival’s competition show goat

    Texas teenager accused of using poison to kill rival’s competition show goat
    Aubrey Vanlandingham charged with animal cruelty after reportedly confessing to force-feeding pesticide to goatA Texas teenager has been charged with animal cruelty after she was accused of using pesticide to poison and kill a rival’s competition show goat.Authorities allege that Aubrey Vanlandingham, 17, used a drench gun to force-feed toxic pesticide to the goat, named Willie, at a barn at the Vista Ridge high school in Cedar Park in October. Continue reading...
  • Woman shelters 20 orphaned joeys in her home from Grampians bushfire – video

    Woman shelters 20 orphaned joeys in her home from Grampians bushfire – video
    Pam Turner of Wildwood Wildlife Shelter has 20 hand-reared joeys living on her property. They are still too young to fend for themselves. As the Grampians fire approached her home she ushered them inside. A change in wind direction spared her property from the fire's pathMild weekend weather brings relief to firefighters after homes lost in Grampians bushfire Continue reading...
  • Police seize 6,000 illegal wild birds’ eggs as raids net largest haul in UK history

    Police seize 6,000 illegal wild birds’ eggs as raids net largest haul in UK history
    Part of an international initiative to combat organised wildlife crime, similarseizures in Australia and Norway have recovered more than 50,000 eggsMore than 6,000 eggs have been seized in the biggest haul of its kind in UK history, after police carried out raids in Scotland, South Yorkshire, Essex, Wales and Gloucester. Thousands of eggs were found secreted in attics, offices and drawers.The UK raids took place in November as part of Operation Pulka, an international effort to tackle organised
  • The best of: First Dog on the Moon cartoons 2024

    The best of: First Dog on the Moon cartoons 2024
    From rescue labradoodles to the best aurora yet, revisit five of the best strips by the Guardian Australia cartoonistSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
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