Animal Cruelty

The Victorian Racing Tribunal disqualifies Darren Weir from racing for another two years for using an electronic shock device known as a jigger on three horses.

Few things make Tegan Warren as upset as the idea of a goldfish about to be flushed down the toilet.

Rescued dog Atticus arrives at the Lost Dogs' Home

The South Australian RSPCA receives an influx of livestock welfare reports, with some animals starving to death.

Sheep farmers are fighting to keep the live export industry going, as a parliamentary inquiry delves into the looming ban on the trade.

South Australia's peak greyhound racing industry body has handed a life ban and $220,000 fine to a trainer, after its independent Integrity Hearing Panel (IHP) found him guilty of 11 charges relating to animal mistreatment.

More than 1,000 exotic animals, reptiles and pets have perished in a sprawling market in Thailand's capital Bangkok after a fire ripped through over a hundred shops in the early hours of Tuesday.

Tasracing fails in its bid to keep Ben Yole banned from harness racing in the state, as an appeals board overturns a ban for the second time.

Australia has one of the highest pet ownership rates in the world. But are we being the best pet parents possible? Or do we need to rethink how we breed, buy and care for our animals?

Vet Dr Roelof van der Merwe removes a bullet from a pet cat, named Sir Puddin' Stacks.

South Australian hunters have released a video of an injured animal they say lived for days after an aerial cull. But the program's manager says an examination showed the fawn was not wounded by its contractors. 

Greyhound industry figures discussed breeding so many dogs it would become impossible to shut down the industry due to welfare issues, in secret recordings tabled in South Australia's Parliament.

An inquiry into the aerial shooting of wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park has reconvened following the discovery of dead brumbies allegedly found at a property near Wagga Wagga last month.

Video shared online shows the man diving from a boat onto two orcas in what has been described as "stupid" and "shocking" behaviour by the New Zealand Department of Conservation.

When they went with their principal to empty a rubbish bin that keeps marine animals safe, the last thing Billy and Kole expected to find was a kitten.

Kaylah Jade Williams, 34, has pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty offences relating to the discovery of a dog at the bottom of a cliff in the Illawarra.

The South Australian government has moved to impose tougher penalties for dog attacks under proposed reforms to the state's Dog and Cat Management Act.

Australian sheep farmers say they're angry after a live export ban, looming for years, has been confirmed.

Queensland Parks and Wildlife rangers are investigating the death of a dingo on Queensland's heritage-listed island, K'gari. A man allegedly used a speargun to kill the dingo that was lingering around his campsite.

A Shark Bay osprey known as Pearl was seriously injured after being hit by a drone, prompting a warning for drone pilots from local wildlife carers. 

Former Victorian racing integrity commissioner Sal Perna is appointed to oversee reforms within South Australia's greyhound industry, after revelations of animal abuse triggered an independent inquiry. 

Two people are arrested after seven red heeler puppies were allegedly abandoned near the Port River, in Adelaide's north-west.

Seven red heeler puppies were pulled from the banks and water of the Port River, while two cats were left stranded on the side of a highway in the Mid North.

Christopher Patrick Farrell, a Tasmanian man who was caught with "depraved and vile" child abuse material that he often sourced while under the influence of illicit drugs, has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

The program will be halted pending an investigation after hundreds of horse carcasses, including brumbies, were allegedly found on a property near Wagga Wagga.