animal welfare
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Bait a poison risk for pets
Pet owners are being urged to exercise vigilance with rabbit baiting commencing at a number of parks from this week. The council will be using…
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Cockfight team rescues birds
RSPCA Victoria, Victoria Police and Brimbank council have joined forces to rescue more than 100 birds alleged to have been part of a cockfighting ring.…
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RSPCA received almost 250 calls about animal cruelty in Brimbank
By Alexandra Laskie The RSPCA received almost 250 calls about animal cruelty in Brimbank in the year to June 30. The latest data from the…
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Spike in feline disease in Melbourne’s west
A western suburbs cat shelter is reporting a spike in cases of a deadly disease that kills four in every five infected kittens. Western Suburbs…
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Puppy dies after severe beating
A puppy has died after receiving lethal injuries at a St Albans home earlier this week. The RSPCA and police executed a search warrant at…
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Spike in wildlife emergencies at Caroline Springs
Caroline Springs is headed for a record number of wildlife emergencies this year, according to one of Victoria’s biggest wildlife rescue organisations. Wildlife Victoria emergency…
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Warnings after dog bait found in Caroline Springs
The RSPCA is investigating after a nine-year-old labrador swallowed a dog bait in Caroline Springs last Tuesday. A Caroline Springs resident, who did not want…
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Pit bull attack victim says breed not the issue
A Deer Park woman left physically and mentally scarred by a pit bull attack has no personal issue with the breed, but she does want…
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Compassion for animals not lost on pupils
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Primary School grade 3 pupils, including Matilda, Eliza, Kitty and Olivia (pictured with Rigby), raised more than $300 for…
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Dog attack victim calls for more accountability
Calls for better compensation for dog-attack victims have got the backing of Brimbank council. Rosalyn Abbott says she was left with about $1200 in vet…
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Most dumped animals at shelter from Brimbank
The biggest share of abandoned animals in the west that end up at the Lost Dogs Home in North Melbourne come from Brimbank. Star Weekly…
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Abandoned puppy gets a second chance at life
An abandoned puppy found in a Hillside park will get a second chance at life but faces a future possibly without sight. Six-week-old bulldog ‘Cherrie’…
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