Animal Cruelty

Eight greyhounds left at a property near Mount Gambier after their owner was evicted.

Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds research finds many greyhounds are euthanased away from the track after being seriously injured while racing.

Fresh off the state's first pet census, Victorians share their stories of dog attacks, roaming packs on the street, and court appearances.

RSPCA South Australia has released vision of more than 100 animals it says were “living in squalor” at a property in the state’s Mid North. The organisation says three animals had to be euthanised.

Two women have been convicted of animal welfare offences after more than 100 animals were found "living in squalor" at a property in South Australia's Mid North. The RSPCA has appealed for the government to strengthen animal welfare laws.

When Mia Davis and her partner took their dog Barra to the vet they didn't realise the 7-year-old staffy had been poisoned and wouldn't make the trip home.

The industry's integrity commissioner described the death of the animals as "cruel and brutal". NSW breeder and trainer Trevor Rice says he will appeal the decision.

After more than a month at sea, thousands of cattle and sheep on board the MV Bahijah are set to be allowed on land in WA this week. Here's how the journey unfolded. 

The exporter plans to move the animals onto land for 10 days rest before attempting to ship them off to the Middle East again.

Adam Britton has pleaded guilty to 60 offences, including bestiality, possessing child abuse material, and animal cruelty charges.

The Tasmanian harness trainer at the centre of race fixing, team driving and animal welfare breaches in the industry launches an appeal against his "warning off" from racetracks.

A man has pleaded not guilty to allegedly removing a live silky bantam chicken, called Betty White, from a wildlife park enclosure and throwing it into a nearby alligator enclosure.

The South Australian government wants to get rid of the state's feral deer population by 2032 but hunters say the way they are doing it is cruel, unfair to landholders, and polluting the environment.

The Australian government says the exporter responsible for a shipment of more than 15,000 Australian sheep and cattle that have been stranded off the WA coast delayed its application to re-export the animals.

The review presages the dismantling of the Office of Racing Integrity, which was implicated in the Murrihy report.

A 10-month investigation into Tasmania's harness racing industry has found individuals within the industry engaged in team driving, race fixing and animal abuse.

Some of the animals on board the controversy-plagued live export ship MV Bahijah will be offloaded in Western Australia and the rest sent back to the Middle East, under a plan put forward by the export company.

The livestock remain grounded on a ship which was ordered to return from its Middle East voyage due to safety reasons.

Wildlife rescuers are concerned by a rise in cruelty cases involving native species, as more extreme weather events and higher numbers of cars on the road paint a dire picture for animal welfare in years to come.

An "art-ivist" author who has rewritten Banjo Paterson’s The Man from Snowy River to remove animal cruelty says he will not be discouraged by "hostile" feedback.

From human-inflicted cruelty to dramatic crane rescues, this turtle rehabilitation centre has seen it all. With hatching season getting underway, rescuers are urging everyone to be on the lookout.

An Australian of the Year finalist divested shares in an abattoir owned by herself and her husband in the wake of "animal welfare issues".

Footage captured by the Farm Transparency Project from inside The Local Meat Co abattoir in north-west Tasmania.

An Australian of the Year finalist divested shares in an abattoir owned by herself and her husband in the wake of "animal welfare issues".

Police have allegedly discovered hundreds of animals at a disused property run by a volunteer animal rescue group.