Counting The Cost Of Pets
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »A DOG may be your best friend, but it can also be an expensive friend and many people fail to consider this financial responsibility before taking ownership of a pet. "It is definitely an impulse purchase sometimes,'' RSPCA spokeswoman Amy McKay ...
RSPCA tells schools ‘no pets’
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »The classroom guineapig faces extinction if schools follow new advice from the RSPCA urging an end to the tradition of taking the natural world into schools. School pets may be harmed by constant touching from excited pupils and poor living conditions, ...
RSPCA reveals ‘dark side’ of its work
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »A new RSPCA advertising campaign will show the organisation doesn't just deal with the cute and fluffy - it's also involved in combating domestic violence and torture of pets. The documentary-style series of ads, on television and in print media in ...
RSPCA seeks animal welfare summit debate
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »Welfare rights of animals raised for commercial slaughter should be firmly on the agenda of this weekend's 2020 summit, the RSPCA says. Consumers are becoming increasingly intolerant of cruel and intensive farming practices - such as sow stalls and battery cages ...
RSPCA reveals ‘dark side’ of its work
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »A new RSPCA advertising campaign will show the organisation doesn't just deal with the cute and fluffy - it's also involved in combating domestic violence and torture of pets. The documentary-style series of ads, on television and in print media in ...
RSPCA seeks animal welfare summit debate
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »Welfare rights of animals raised for commercial slaughter should be firmly on the agenda of this weekend's 2020 summit, the RSPCA says. Consumers are becoming increasingly intolerant of cruel and intensive farming practices - such as sow stalls and battery cages ...
Dogs driven wild
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »Pets travelling in cars need to be firmly secured. WE'VE all seen it. Cruising down the freeway, doing (almost) the speed limit and a ute overtakes at some ridiculous speed. As it goes past, there's the obligatory dog, leashed to the back of ...
Impaled pet may have misjudged jump
Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »The black female labrador, Keira, was cut from the fence on Thursday by firefighters in Bendigo East using the jaws of life, and two steel stakes were removed during surgery at a veterinary clinic. Keira ...
Aussie iPod-fish speaker raises hackles
Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »The iPond - up to 15 times smaller than the recommended tank size for the fish it contains - is proving a hit with Australian Christmas shoppers. One Sydney store has sold out of the $70 device and other outlets are ...
RSPCA concerns spread to Healesville
Monday, January 28th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »The RSPCA has criticised the management of the Healesville native fauna sanctuary following the deaths of several animals and complaints from staff about animal care. A report on the issue in The Age newspaper follows a weekend report of allegations of ...
