Animals

Shepherd Dreyfus makes whalers look like Moby Dicks

Shepherd Dreyfus makes whalers look like Moby Dicks

Tess Lawrence
In a landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice, Australia looks like it has ended Japanese whaling in the Antarctic. Contributing editor-at-large [...]
2 April 2014, 12:30pm whalesumoInternational Court of Justice
The Sea Shepherd’s coming of age

The Sea Shepherd’s coming of age

Chris de Bono
The Sea Shepherd fleet is again in the Southern Ocean attempting to disrupt the annual Japanese whale hunt, as the Australian Government disappoints with its [...]
9 January 2014, 3:30pm
The dogs of healing

The dogs of healing

Sandi Keane
The demand for therapy dogs is growing due to their many benefits for patients. Deputy editor Sandi Keane talks about her golden retriever Milka’s time as a [...]
26 December 2013, 12:05am Therapy dogsanimal assisted therapyRoyal Melbourne Hospital
The new industrial revolution: Manmade meat

The new industrial revolution: Manmade meat

Dr Patrick Haid
Industrial innovations, such as the lab grown burger, have the potential to drive human development whilst also protecting the environment, writes Dr Patrick [...]
2 October 2013, 8:43am
Frack first, repent at leisure

Frack first, repent at leisure

Sandi Keane
  There is mounting evidence, writes Alex Kirby from the Climate News Network, that exploiting shale gas through fracking may be neither necessary nor [...]
20 August 2013, 7:56am Alex KirbyAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas Associationanti-fracking movement
The King of all battles: wind farm vs golf course vs shearwater

The King of all battles: wind farm vs golf course vs shearwater

admin
The nation's biggest wind farm development on King Island is being threatened by golf course developments — that themselves threaten 80,000 mutton birds. [...]
5 June 2013, 6:35pm David LookerDepartment of Environment and Water ResourcesEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
The Young Diggers and the dogs of peace

The Young Diggers and the dogs of peace

Peter Wicks
On ANZAC Day, Peter Wicks takes a look at a terrific organisation that’s helping returned service personnel deal with post-traumatic stress and helps smooth [...]
25 April 2013, 2:54pm AfghanistanAnzac DayAustralia and new Zealand Army Corps
Boort bird slaughter brings duck hunting into disrepute

Boort bird slaughter brings duck hunting into disrepute

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When shooters slaughtered close to 1,000 native birds, many of them endangered, at Boort in Victoria, the future of duck hunting in the State should have been [...]
7 April 2013, 1:08pm Andrew StaffordAustralian cootavocet
Victorian Government bans media from duck season

Victorian Government bans media from duck season

Laurie Levy
So much for freedom of speech, the Victorian Coalition Government has banned rescuers and the media from today's duck shooting season opening. Tess Lawrence [...]
16 March 2013, 12:01am birdsCADS rescue teamsCoalition against Duck Shooting
Global warming and opportunities for the Arts

Global warming and opportunities for the Arts

Scott Campbell-Smith
Veronica 'Trilby' Wentworth-Smyth, the director of the Arts Charity Trust, says a heartfelt goodbye to all the animals soon to go extinct from global warming [...]
12 March 2013, 10:27pm art and cultureArts Charity TrustArts community

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