Tag: Animal cruelty

The Greens have announced a plan to ban greyhound and horse racing, circuses and petting zoos, re-home animals and retrain workers.

A kelpie cross cattle puppy has had to have its leg amputated after a Hunter man threw it against a wall in a fit of rage.

A sickening act, which saw a swamp wallaby joey set alight and left to die in Cardiff bushland, has drawn the ire of animal activists, residents and local politicians.

A 20-year-old Port Stephens man was convicted and sentenced at Raymond Terrace Local Court last month after failing to provide sufficient food and veterinary treatment do his dog, Lila.

Two men have been charged with animal cruelty among other offences after allegedly striking a police horse during Sydney anti-lockdown protests.

NSW has become the first state in Australia to introduce laws banning animal abusers from ever owning or working with animals again. The government amendment bill, introduced last Thursday, includes the possibility of...

A 42-year-old Cliftleigh woman was convicted and sentenced at Maitland Local Court late last month after pleading guilty to one count of failing to provide veterinary treatment to her Paint Horse mare,...

The popular Maitland Rodeo will be in the firing line on Friday evening as Hunter animal-lovers coordinate a protest objecting to the “cruel” event. Activists are preparing to congregate at the venue in...