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The possum was shaken off the concrete boom pump in February.

Outrage over ‘slap on wrist’ for shaking possum onto hard concrete

Wildlife advocates say a worker walked away “scot-free” for shaking a possum off a 30m boom at a worksite.

  • Cameron Atfield

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Race night at The Q.

Welfare files kept secret as toll rises at greyhound ‘death factory’

QRIC has cited the sheer volume of material to refuse a request for safety records at The Q, as data reveals the facility’s death toll has climbed to 32.

  • Cameron Atfield
Arnie, a seven-year-old German shepherd, died after being left by his owner in the back of a ute in a case that caused public outrage.

Revolt over community service for Arnie’s owner lands in parliament

The laws, inspired by a German Shepherd who died after being left in a car by his owner, include strengthened protections for pets and harsher penalties for the serious harm or death of a pet.

  • Courtney Kruk
New Zealand is banning greyhound racing from mid-2026.

The $36 million loss behind greyhound racing in WA

A new cost-benefit analysis scrutinising the economics behind WA’s greyhound racing industry has been released as a standing committee begins this week.

  • Holly Thompson
A koala that was allegedly dragged through the township of Koroit in Victoria’s south-west has been put down.

Koroit man arrested over alleged ‘senseless’ cruelty against koala

The local man was arrested and interviewed over the distressing incident, in which a koala was allegedly dragged behind a moving vehicle before being dumped.

  • Bianca Hall
A koala that was allegedly dragged through the township of Koroit in Victoria’s south west has been euthanised.

Koala towed behind ute in alleged act of animal cruelty

Witnesses to a disturbing act of alleged cruelty have been urged to go to police after the incident in a rural Victorian town.

  • Bianca Hall
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Millie’s owners Janine and Marcus Wood (seen with daughter Lily) were left distraught by the sentence.

‘Community battle of Shakespearean proportions’: Dog killer’s sentence reduced after vigilante campaign

In a leafy suburb in Melbourne’s east that a court has banned us from naming, a neighbourhood spat started by the bashing of a dog has escalated into warfare.

  • Erin Pearson
Baba Bear - the black and white dog on the rail towards the rear of the field (top right of photo) - ran his one and only race in Ballarat. 

A man tied a greyhound to a treadmill and left it to die. Racing authorities couldn’t touch him

An ex-trainer has been warned off greyhound racing for three years following a dog’s death.

  • Danny Russell
The possum was shaken off the boom pump crane and fell on the cement 30 metres below.

‘Death threats’ after possum video, as RSPCA refers incident for investigation

A Brisbane concreting firm is facing a formal investigation and a wave of backlash after footage emerged of a worker shaking a possum off a 30-metre concrete pump.

  • Cameron Atfield
A possum shaken loose from an Arete Concrete boom pump crane. Screenshot from TikTok video.

Construction worker caught on camera shaking possum off 30-metre boom

A since-deleted post on TikTok shows the possum falling, then zooms in on the animal, which appeared to be twitching or convulsing on the ground.

  • Cameron Atfield