116 Camels to be Culled in Australia
Critter News
JULY 7, 2009
There are camels in Australia? Tags: cull camels australia environment Apparently so and they are considered feral pests. you know what that means.
Australia Related Topics 
Group Seeks to Ban Chinese Fur Trade with Australia
Critter News
OCTOBER 6, 2011
Humane Society International (HSI) called on Wednesday for a ban on the fur trade to Australia. The call was issued after the animal rights group discovered that the fur were sourced from the raccoon dog in China, ABC Radio Australia reports. About 10 million dogs in China are killed for their fur, prompting an animal rights group to seek a ban on fur trade to Australia. australia animal cruelty trade fur exotic skins chinaGRUESOME!
How Much Animal Testing in Australia?
Critter News
OCTOBER 3, 2008
Australian Association for Humane Research says that Australia experiments on more animals per capita than the European Union, the UK and New Zealand. Tags: australia animal experimentation animal research They are trying to get figures for the Northern Territory.
New Zealand, Australia to Conduct Whale Research Too
Critter News
JANUARY 5, 2010
New Zealand and Australia are joining forces to carry out research on whales using non-lethal methods, in an attempt to challenge Japan's hunting programme. Tags: australia whales new zealand Japan Good news! It's non-lethal. Eighteen scientists will set sail for Antarctica next month to study minke, humpback and blue whale populations. They will also be assessing the impact of climate change on the whales.
US Retailers Concerned Over Australia's Delay in Ending Mulesing
Critter News
APRIL 7, 2010
The American retailers are worried that Australia's ditching of its own 2010 deadline to end the practice may reignite protest: ''We are concerned about what future action PETA may decide to launch if the issue remains unresolved,'' the vice-president and international trade counsel of the National Retail Federation, Erik Autor told the Herald. Tags: australia sheep mulesing Such an awful practice.
Labour Urges New Zealand to Support Australia's Call to End Whaling
Critter News
MARCH 1, 2010
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Australia Starts to Crack Down on Sea Shepherd Leader
Critter News
OCTOBER 4, 2009
The Australian government appears to be cracking down on Sea Shepherd at the request of the Japanese. Earlier this year they seized records and videos from the Steve Irwin, and are now holding up Paul Watson's visa requests. The Federal Immigration Department has cracked down on Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson, demanding to know the anti-whaling group leader's police and court records as it reviews his visa.
Profile of Free the Bears Fund
Critter News
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
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Dolphins Threatened by Australian Oil Spill
Critter News
OCTOBER 1, 2009
The World Wildlife Fund has reported that dolphins and other marine life have been swimming around in an oil spill off the coast of Australia. Tags: australia dolphin oil spill marine life There have not been many deaths yet, but the toxicity could lead to long-term health effects for the animals.
Australian Animal Rights Campaign to Help Calves
Critter News
FEBRUARY 6, 2011
Animals Australia has a video on its website showing calves being roughly dragged off utes and thrown to the ground. Dairy Australia commissioned a blood-test study which showed that calves deteriorated after 24 hours off feed, she said. However, he said some practices shown in the Animals Australia video were not condoned by the industry, "dragging them off trucks and things like that". australia calves cows farm animal welfare
Animal Cruelty Database at Pet-Abuse.com
Critter News
DECEMBER 30, 2008
You can search for all kinds of crimes against animals in the US, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Spain. Tags: canada australia animal abuse UK new zealand us There are 14,436 cases in the animal abuse database. Great research tool. Amazing work.
Australian Youth Least Passionate About Ending Whaling
Critter News
MAY 14, 2010
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Marine Life Top of CITES Meeting Agenda
Critter News
MARCH 13, 2010
Australia and Japan are among the countries refusing to back a total ban. Interesting to see Japan and Australia united on some issues, in contrast to their conflict over whaling. Tags: australia CITES marine life marine animals Japan Oh look, more meetings. From Al Jazeera. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or Cites that opened in the Qatari capital on Saturday will be discussing 42 proposals during the next two weeks.
Australian Scientists to Study Animal Feelings
Critter News
DECEMBER 9, 2010
The research is being funded by Meat and Livestock Australia. australia livestock farm animal welfare factory farmThe purpose is to make them happier as livestock. I guess you have to decide for yourselves what you think about that. The excerpt below is from the Sydney Morning Herald. Go here for the full article. Australian scientists have set themselves the challenge of understanding the minds of animals and what they are feeling.
Crocodile Gets Head Stuck in Tire, Starving to Death
Critter News
OCTOBER 7, 2008
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Australian Firefighter Rescues Koala
Critter News
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
Lots of people have died in the wildfires in Australia, and I'm sure a lot of animals have suffered too. Tags: australia animal rescue Here's a video of an Australian firefighter making a big difference to one little koala. This critter was lucky, and was rescued.
Man Arrested for Smuggling Armoured Catfish
Critter News
AUGUST 27, 2008
A Chinese man has been arrested for allegedly smuggling 13 armoured catfish into Australia on a Melbourne-bound flight. Tags: australia smuggling I guess you can smuggle anything in your suitcase if you try hard enough. The 34-year-old man arrived in Melbourne on a flight from Hong Kong on August 21 and was referred to the Australian Customs Service following a quarantine x-ray examination. Customs officers allegedly found a cardboard box containing the live fish in plastic bags.
Animal Testing Debate Continues in New South Wales
Critter News
JULY 7, 2009
This particular animal research controversy is occurring in New South Wales (Australia). Welfare groups are calling for an urgent public debate on animal testing amid claims millions of creatures are being killed or maimed every year in Australia in the name of science. The Australian Association for Humane Research estimates more than six million animals are used in medical and pharmaceutical trials in Australia annually, with at least 100,000 of those animals dying.
Animal Research Booming in State of Victoria
Critter News
JUNE 25, 2009
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Australian Fireman Honored by Animal Rights Activists
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FEBRUARY 14, 2009
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Many Animals Dying in Australian Wildfires
Critter News
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
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Cute of the Day: the bilby!
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Outside of Australia, the bilby is a little-known animal that occasionally draws comparisons to Star Wars’ Yoda character. In Australia, however, the endangered marsupial is making a comeback, due in large part to a recently launched “Save the Bilby&# fund.
Japan's New Government Supports Whaling
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
Japan's new government urged Australia on Tuesday to help prevent violent attacks by activists on Japanese whalers as it stood by the country's traditional support for whaling, an official said. Japan's new center left Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama continues to support Japan's whaling operations. Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith on the sidelines of this year's UN General Assembly.
Commissioned Study Shows Namibian Seals Worth More Alive than Dead
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
These are the results of a study commissioned by Bont voor Dieren (BvD), Humane Society International (HSI), Respect for Animals (RFA) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), and produced by the Australia-based independent economics consultancy Economists at Large. Seal tourism brings in more revenue for the African country than the seal hunt.
Aussies Deny Foot Dragging in Sea Shepherd Visas
Critter News
OCTOBER 19, 2009
The department went on to state that the delay may be linked to the fact that Watson is applying to enter Australia on a short-term business visa, rather than a tourist visa, with which he previously entered the country. The Australian government has denied accusations that they are delaying Visa applications for Sea Shepherd crew.
Chinese Dogs Die From Imported Food
Critter News
JANUARY 12, 2009
The food in question is from Australia. A local distributor of a popular brand of dog food said Monday it had suspended sales of the product following reports that dogs who ate it had died from aflatoxin poisoning. A customer service manager at Shanghai Yidi Pet Co. said the company stopped selling Optima brand dog food last week and notified its customers not to feed it to their pets after receiving complaints that dogs became sick after eating it.
The Cat that takes the Purrfect Shot!
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 22, 2011
Cooper also has pounced onto various television programs including, Animal Planet’s MustLoveCats, The Today Show in Australia, and the Q13 news. By Casey Selleck, King of the Web. Cooper, an American Shorthair Cat, has helped elevate dogs and cats to a higher level in the art community.
Sea Shepherd Goes After Japanese Whalers Again
Critter News
DECEMBER 27, 2008
The Japanese ship was ordered out of the territorial waters of Australia by Australian citizen Jeff Hansen from Perth, Western Australia. I guess I haven't been paying attention, as I didn't know this was going on again. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Steve Irwin closed in on one of the vessels of the Japanese whaling fleet at 0730 Hours GMT (1930 Hours Sydney Time) on December 26th off the coast of the Australian Antarctic Territory north of the Mawson Peninsula.
How to Confront Cruelty
Critter News
OCTOBER 26, 2008
Readership: This book will be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand the animal rights movement in England, the United States and Australia. I came across this 2005 book from the Society & Animals Journal titled Confronting Cruelty Moral Orthodoxy and the Challenge of the Animal Rights Movement. Sounds interesting. Why and how do people campaign on behalf of a species that is not their own?
Cute of the Day: Open Wide!
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 26, 2010
Tawny frogmouths are native to the forested savannas and open woodlands of Australia. ORLANDO, FL (May 26, 2010) — Open Wide! Proud Parents Feed Their Chick at SeaWorld Orlando. A tawny frogmouth chick, hatched April 11, gets fed by its mother, while the father looks on.
Heart U Back
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MARCH 24, 2010
Heart U Back also supports animal protection agencies on a global level, including Canada (OSPCA and BCSPCA), Australia (RSPCA), and the UK (RSPCA). We recently got a chance to check out a lovely line of jewelry that celebrates animals, and supports the ASPCA!
100 Heartbeats
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FEBRUARY 18, 2011
From the plight of Eastern Africa’s black rhinos to Australia’s Tasmanian devils, and Florida’s panthers, Corwin provides a riveting first-hand look at the critical state of our natural world.
Miracle Babies; Pandas and Leopards
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
We’ll see ambitious programs to save diverse species from the outback of Australia, the savannahs of East Africa, the Brazilian Amazon and some of the most successful zoo breeding programs in the world. A wonderful new series on Nat Geo WILD this Tuesday, September 13th and Wednesday, September 14. Nat Geo WILD takes viewers around the world to follow dedicated people working to save Nature’s Miracle Babies – often the last hope for critically vulnerable species.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 9, 2009
Barry Brook is a professor of climate change at the University of Adelaide, Australia To the Editor: Nicolette Hahn Niman (“ The Carnivore’s Dilemma ,” Op-Ed, Oct. 31) is simply wrong in suggesting that grass-fed beef produces less methane than feed-lot meat. It is the other way around, with grass-fed animals producing up to three times more methane.
Canada’s Naughtiest Dog contest
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 13, 2009
Bark Busters was founded in Australia in 1989 by renowned behaviour therapists Danny and Sylvia Wilson. Readers in Canada, this is for you! Do you have the naughtiest dog? Bark Busters , the world’s largest dog training company, announced today its search for Canada’s Naughtiest Dog.
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
JUNE 10, 2009
Peter Singer Geoff Russell Barry Brook Melbourne, Australia, June 6, 2009 The writers are, respectively, a professor of bioethics at Princeton University, an independent researcher in Adelaide, Australia, and professor of climate change at the University of Adelaide
What to do if you no longer can care for your bearded dragon.
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 28, 2011
Australia is its natural habitat so letting it roam free in your neighborhood can be deadly to the animal and scary to other residents. Many pet owners are able to enjoy their pets for the entire duration of the animal’s life.
Good Idea: The Pet Loo
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JUNE 6, 2009
The company launched the award-winning Pet Loo in Australia in July 2006. The Pet Loo is a ‘Back Yard in a Box’. Clean, Convenient & ‘Green’ Indoor / Outdoor Pet Toilet.
Think Bush Is a Pro-Animal Environmentalist? Think Again!
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 17, 2008
Last week, I linked to a dot.earth post on Japan's whaling industry which reported that, under intensifying pressure from Australia and the United States, Japan put off plans to kill 50 humpback whales this year but still intends to kill up to 935 minke whales (a small and relatively abundant species) and 50 finbacks (the second largest whale) as part of a "scientific research project".
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