Vertebrate animals are to be recognised as sentient beings for the first time in UK law after the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill was introduced in May. With sentience part of domestic law, new legislation must acknowledge that animals can experience feelings such as joy or pain.
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Veterinarians and their colleagues in clinical practice can now get practical tips from world-class experts in the field, anytime and anywhere. Founded by Australian veterinarian Sally Grainger and award-winning film production house Grainger Films, the Versatile Vet online video library offers high quality videos of clinical skills and procedures in all species, which are frequently […]
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The widely held belief is that the coats of pure dingoes are ginger in colour and any variations are indicative of hybrid animals with domestic dog genetics in their ancestry. This idea has been challenged in a collaborative study involving 1325 wild canids across south-eastern NSW, that was published recently in the Journal of Zoology. Researchers found […]
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While local and state governments continue to wrestle with acceptable measures to reduce the impact on native wildlife from cat predation, a recent UK study published in the journal Current Biology has found cat owners who adopt some simple strategies around their pet’s diet and play, benefits not only their cats and themselves, but also helps reduce […]
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New research published recently in the journal Ecology Letters has estimated just 17,000 Tasmanian devils remain in the wild, a significant decline since the estimated peak of 53,000 in 1996, when the deadly facial tumour disease was first identified and that has since ravaged the species. Wildlife ecologist and lead author Calum Cunningham, from the […]
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