By Nicolas Perpitch VIDEO: Footage supplied to 60 Minutes shows conditions aboard a live export ship (ABC News) RELATED STORY: Support for live export ban grows as shutdown bill begins voyage through Parliament RELATED STORY: Regulators to keep a close eye on live export sheep, with ‘independent’ observers on board RELATED STORY: Farmers question the […]

Words and pictures by Jane Cowan PHOTO: Dogs roam the play area known as ‘Central Bark’ at The Pets Hotel in Port Melbourne. Originating in New York, Australia’s first day care opened in Melbourne in 2002. (ABC News: Jane Cowan) If you listen carefully, for a split second in the mid-afternoon there’s a moment when […]

I practice preventive and proactive medicine—I think it’s important to grab the bull by its horns and take control of your health, rather than sitting around waiting for problems to occur. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE One of the best ways for you to do this is to pay attention to what you eat—food can be […]

Sausages, hamburger patties, lamb chops and T-bone steak. There is nothing like the traditional barbecue on Australia Day. But like a piece of bone inconveniently lodged between our teeth, a small but growing segment of our society – vegans – question the ethical side of the Aussie BBQ tradition. They ask: why is it that […]

In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a monstrous fire-breathing creature, typically described as having the head of a lion, with a snake as a tail and the head of a goat emerging from its back. Just as it terrorised the minds of the Greeks, this vision is also the cause of much consternation regarding the successful creation […]

METHOD Serves 4 Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6. Heat a small hob-proof baking dish, add the caster sugar and heat for about 5 minutes until it caramelises. Add the cinnamon, vanilla seeds and grated apples and cook for 1–2 minutes. Stir in the apple chunks, then mix in the cranberries, lemon zest and juice. Remove from […]

Companion animals and wildlife can have a scorching time during the summer months, so we’ve put together an 8 point survival guide for the summers season that will help keep you and your furry friends safe and happy. !. Be water wise a). Always ensure your four-legged (or feathered, or scaly!) friends have fresh clean […]

With temperatures hitting a record high, here is the essential guide to help your local wildlife cope with the hot weather. These are tips suggested for the UK, but their still relevant here across the pond. With temperatures of 35C forecast for parts of the UK next week, there’s little respite in sight for wildlife […]

There seems to be significant confusion about what happened in the British parliament when MPs discussed a proposed amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to formally recognise animal sentience. But where science is concerned, animal sentience is in no doubt. The definition of sentient is simply “able to perceive or feel things”. Today most of us would probably also […]

According to a new study, only 1 in 10 adults are consuming the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables. The American federal guidelines state that 1½ to 2 cups of fruit and 2 to 3 cups of vegetables a day is necessary for a healthy diet. It was revealed that only 9.3% of people met the standard […]

According to the Alliance of World Scientists, a group comprised of over 15,000 scientists from over 184 countries, humans need to change their individual consumption and behavior… soon. Among encouraging people to lower their use of fossil fuels and reduce their reproduction rates — because, seriously, the Earth can’t sustain all of us — they urged folks to, […]

Fazer in Helsinki claims to be first store in world to offer insect bread, which contains about 70 crickets ground up into flour A Finnish bakery has launched what it claims to be the world’s first insect-based bread to be offered to consumers in stores. The bread, made using flour ground from dried crickets as […]

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has evaluated the current diseases and conditions most likely to end peoples lives in the US. The chief of the CDC’s Morality Statistics Branch, Bob Anderson, explained that such a report is necessary to “create a society where we live as long as we can, as healthy […]

A male driver in his mid 30s was taken to the Lismore Base Hospital with minor injuries after his rig rolled on the Bruxner Highway at Goonellabah just before 7:00am. Kelly Nelder from the Sugarshine Feminist Animal Rescue Mission Sanctuary, which takes in unwanted farm animals, arrived at the scene after being alerted by other […]

A recent report by Rabobank has revealed that alternative proteins are ‘stealing’ growth from meat products, as the vegan market moves toward becoming mainstream. Plant-based meat substitutes, emerging alternatives and lab-grown meat products were identified as alternative proteins that are “competing so successfully for the centre of the plate”. The main drivers behind this rising popularity are identified as animal welfare, health concerns around eating […]

Once upon a time, the ‘meat-and-two-veg’ was a staple on the Australian dinner table. But as Australia changed, so did our eating habits. Now, more than 2 million Australians say they eat little to no meat and that number is only rising. President of the Australian Vegetarian Society Mark Berriman says that the main reason that Australians […]

Animal welfare is being neglected on long journeys across Europe amid a booming livestock trade, the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme found. Livestock hauliers were found to routinely break EU laws for the protection of animals in transit. It follows monitoring by welfare charities in Bulgaria, an EU entry point to Turkey and the Middle East. […]

The world’s richest man, Bill Gates, and fellow billionaire Richard Branson have joined other business giants investing in a nascent technology to make meat from self-producing animal cells. The Silicon Valley start-up they back hopes to tap rising consumer demand for protein that’s less reliant on feed, land and water. Memphis Meats produces beef, chicken and duck directly from animal cells […]

ACCC: Egg producer penalised $750,000 for misleading ‘free range’ claims 25 July 2017 The Federal Court has ordered Snowdale Holdings Pty Ltd (Snowdale) to pay penalties totalling  $750,000 for making false or misleading representations that its eggs were ‘free range’, in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. “This is the highest penalty […]

When Kate Esser decided to get a companion for her dog, she thought an older friend would be a better fit than an overactive puppy. Ms Esser adopted Nellie, a wirehaired terrier, and began what has become somewhat of a mission to give elderly canines a loving home for the last years of their lives. […]