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Abstracts: Tail docking of canine puppies: reassessment of the tail’s role in communication, the acute pain caused by docking and interpretation of behavioural responses

On August 20, 2018September 8, 2018 By admin

Laws, regulations and professional standards increasingly aim to ban or restrict non-therapeutic tail docking in canine puppies. These constraints have usually been justified by reference to loss of tail participation in communication between dogs, the acute pain presumed to be caused during docking itself, subsequent experiences of chronic pain and […]

Summer holidays’ cruel toll

On February 11, 2018February 16, 2018 By admin

The RSPCA confirmed the results of an autopsy on a koala found screwed to a post at a lookout point in the Gympie region in mid-January. The Gympie Times reports that results show the koala was hit by a car and was likely dead before it was secured to the […]

China live export claims garner criticism

On January 4, 2015January 8, 2015 By admin

Veterinary groups have criticised the federal government’s plans to commence live cattle exports to China. Vets Against Live Export (VALE) said the journey by sea to China is about 18 days, equivalent to the journey to the Middle East, a distance they deem unacceptable. The organisation is also concerned about […]

Vaccinations rise following lyssavirus deaths

On August 18, 2013July 30, 2013 By admin

There has been a sharp rise in the number of lyssavirus vaccinations following the death of an eight-year-old boy who succumbed to the virus. Almost 300 people have sought the vaccination, up over 100 per cent on the same period last year. Lincoln Flynn was scratched by a flying fox […]

Eagle Post

On June 20, 2013June 25, 2013 By admin

On one covert video, farm workers illegally burn the ankles of Tennessee walking horses with chemicals. Another captures workers in Wyoming punching and kicking pigs and flinging piglets into the air. Moreover, at one of the country’s largest egg suppliers, a video shows hens caged alongside rotting bird corpses, while […]