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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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Renter reforms to restore respect

The state government has announced another package of rental reforms aimed at restoring fairness and respect for tenants. Consumer Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams visited a...

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