Over 200,000 homeless cats and dogs are euthanased every year in Australia, unwanted, neglected and often abused - a statistic anathema to Melbourne's not for profit Lort Smith Animal Hospital. More...

Phar Lap will be transported to the Melbourne Museum to celebrate the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup and the 10th birthday of the Melbourne Museum in September this year. More...

The RSPCA and Hill's Pet Nutrition aim to find loving homes for 50,000 cats and dogs in 2010, kicking off with an adopt-a-thon this Valentine's Day weekend, February 13 -14. The "Find Your Pawfect Match" campaign is encouraging people to visit RSPCA shelters nationwide to meet the many wonderful animals looking for love. More...

Most circus elephants are chained by at least two legs for 95% of their lives in a space no larger than an automobile. They are unchained only to perform. The natural behaviour patterns of the elephant, which have evolved over thousands of years, are denied by this confined, chained, and dominated life. More...

It is quite hard to fathom that in a civilized world such as ours, select groups of people continue to justify the unforgiving acts of torture, abuse and the subsequent murder of animals - animals that the Western World would define as domestic and companions. More...

It doesn't matter if you're not an active vegetarian, or 'out there' in a dingy with Greenpeace, taking on an oil tanker! Remember it doesn't have to be 'all or nothing', and that's why Paw Prints is going to bring to you, compelling articles with real statistics, along with ways we can all improve the future for our fury friends. More...

Your plate of beef offal may soon give you more than just a decent dose of red meat. It may, legally, contain enough resistant bacteria to undermine life-saving antibiotic treatment. More...

The Chicken Rescue Centre is dedicated to the rehabilitation of intensively farmed hens to the free-range system, and also adopts unwanted pet chickens. More...

In Thailand, approximately 3,800 of the country¹s estimated 5,000 endangered Asian elephants are in private hands. Most are used as tourist attractions in elephant camps where they are forced to perform circus tricks and give rides. More...

There is nothing luxurious about the stolen skin of a tortured animal. Steer clear of cruelty by purchasing only cars that are not lined with death. More...

Elizabeth Taylor wore it. So did Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Onassis. Fur was huge in the 50's but it faded with the Eco-friendly 60's and 70's. Now, in the Naughties, we are seeing a reprise in this disgusting trend . More...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) "Murder King" Campaign, which has involved provocative ads, celebrity support from Alec Baldwin, James Cromwell, and Richard Pryor, and more than 800 protests at Burger King restaurants worldwide, has been called off following the fast-food giant's announcement today that it will exceed the animal welfare standards that PETA negotiated with McDonald's last year after similar protests. More...

Each year, millions of animals are born only to die a needless death in our nation's shelters. Herculean efforts on the part of shelters and rescue groups all over the country to convince "pet owners" to spay or neuter their animals have, for the most part, had almost no effect on the problem of euthanizing millions of homeless animals. More...

Hunters are set to defy protests and slaughter 275,000 pups as seal products make a catwalk comeback - and fur traders eye up the British market. More...