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This is a news story from the BBC, about organised crime and “bully” breeders in the UK. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64346415

The NSW Police News site mentions Raptor Squad was involved. They deal with "serious and organised crime".

It’s probably worth noting that it wasn’t a Dogs NSW club or event. The mention of a banner made me wonder. (My guess is that it was an advertising banner.)

What a fluff article... virtually no information whatsoever except for the fact that the show was on May 3, and he'd been arrested yesterday in relation to it. Would be useful to know why he'd been banned from attending the shows and what his banner said. T.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-news-dog-breeder-charged-after-alleged-punchup-at-terrier-show/25cacc2e-bae9-4473-b149-ed9d85e9b9a4

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/home/pets/corgi-rescued-from-tiny-melbourne-balcony-now-has-a-new-home-and-fursister/news-story/c94d524e7b6cbde77f6bc5dcdf984c58

Thanks, that was an interesting read Nice to see the dogs at work

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/australias-top-working-dog-named-at-national-championships/105549804

https://www.9news.com.au/national/wa-shoalwater-search-for-two-men-who-stole-pet-staffy-poppy-from-home/d57169e7-2863-4e77-922f-d2ebcece6db7

Regardless of the leash, bottom line is off lead dog attacked on lead dog. I too, still have my one and only retractable leash. Very useful tool. I can get tangled in a 6 foot lead. Neither the attacked dog or owner deserved what happened to them.

Retractable leads should only be used after owners are taught HOW . Unfortunately, their use reminds me of dog park use- a lot of people just use them to give their dog more freedom....and have no idea of otherwise controlling their dog .(or ABOUT their dog's behaviour generally) When training guide dogs we used to use these , and I still use them on youngsters as a training aid .I still have my original, from the 80's!

Someone took a souvenir It would have needed a fair bit of effort, and a decent knife to carry this out ...doesn't appear to me a spur-of-the-moment decision ...it's concerning.

Interesting that they report that she had her dog on a retractable lead, and that she tangled herself in it and tripped over during the incident. Those leads should be banned, as they are a hazard in more ways than one, and no-one using them ever has any actual control over where their dog is going. I certainly don't condone the larger dog attacking the smaller one, but I note that we are only hearing one side of the story of this incident, and have no idea what the actual circumstances leading up to the attack were. I've had people walk their dogs on retractable leads by my house, and many of those dogs have decided to toddle up my driveway while the owners were oblivious to where they were walking until the lead hit it's end point, or they heard my dogs going mental at the arrival at my front door of a strange dog. I've also had small dogs on those leads rush up at my dogs when we've been out and about too. T.

Run over by a car, postmortem reveals head was deliberately removed (and is missing) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-16/dingo-decapitated-on-kgari-fraser-island/105538744

Should be more of it. (payment of damages) . That was obviously horrific for the poor woman. Interesting breed mix.

The victim described in detail her efforts to avoid getting bitten and to protect poor Lexi. What was the attacking dog's owner doing during all this? Glad she is being held accountable for the horrible damage her dog caused.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/staffy-owner-ordered-to-pay-more-than-100k-over-violent-and-terrifying-attack/news-story/f95e27a0783d07b3aabcaaa632a48016

Wonderful news- about the dogs, and especially the new facility at healesville!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/paddle-pups-detecting-platypus-in-wild-for-healesville-sanctuary/105495612

Considering its been law for over 26 years ALL puppies and kitten's must be microchipped before going to first home.... Yet over half the ones ending up in the pound ARE NOT chipped That "law's" been a fizzer of a joke

Unfortunately, because 1080 is relatively cheap and easy to disperse, the authorities are not likely to stop using it - despite it not actually being terribly effective in the long run, affects non-target species with the same efficacy, and is generally a nasty way for any animal to die. Remember, government at all levels need to be seen to be "doing something" about non-native animals in the environment... grrr! T.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/1080-bait-poison-pet-dog-owner-ban-campaign/39b442e2-e92c-40c9-add2-7911249d6a0c

that seems at odds with dog welfare ...

Oh dear ......

Oh... and the AWAC has 11 members, but it only takes a quorum of 6 to constitute a meeting in which decisions are made. If 3 of those 6 who actually turn up to a meeting to discuss changes to legislation or COPs are animal rights advocates and/or representatives for RSPCA, you can see how changes would be slanted towards their agenda. As it stands currently, we can see summaries of all AWAC meetings, but it doesn't mention who or how many attended each meeting. Food for thought... T.