Redsonic

Nice story about "Cheese" ABC News

Just chiming in to say that it is heartwarming to see so many stories of dreadful loss where people still have room for empathy for their vets. All I can say is let them know they are valued. An acquaintance from the dog park recently lost her younger dog suddenly to a rare condition, and has to repeat the story to each person who asks where her dog is. I can only hope it is cathartic for her, knowing that other dog owners understand.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-03/lewis-hamilton-how-to-cope-with-the-euthanasing-pet/105842858

Great story, thanks.

Horrible https://7news.com.au/news/five-month-old-maltipoo-puppy-mauled-to-death-by-three-off-leash-dogs-at-auburn-dog-park-in-western-sydney--c-20077526

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

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.

ABC News article about how the responsibility of owning a pet helped people cope with life: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-03/readers-share-joys-responsibility-dogs-pets-lives/105480236

Something everyone on here knows, but the "luxury" pet resort surprised me. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-27/australia-pet-business-grooming-luxury-hotels/105413230 I think if a dog designed it's place at a kennels, it wouldn't look like this:

15 years old. Had a good run. I suspect he had domestic dog in his genetics given that he was outgoing to all and played with other dogs. ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-05-30/dog-breeds-skye-terrier-extinction-bulldog-turnspit-kuri/105322858

A bystander tried to pull a dingo off a 9 year old boy then used a pocket knife to make it let go. He was not charged The boy was hospitalised with wounds to his underarm. The dingo was later found and euthanased https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-24/dingo-stabbed-with-knife-to-free-boy-kgari-fraser-island/105332196

ABC News Banned for life from owning pit bulls, but is boasting on social media about his dogs.

https://7news.com.au/news/devastated-disabled-riders-mourn-beloved-rda-horses-c-18549584

Remarkable story. A lot of hard work and luck went in to making it happen. ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/stonefish-toxin-could-help-fight-parasitic-worms-in-livestock/105160120

An interesting article about people preparing for the cyclone, with some inventive ideas to keep animals safe ABC News

The people featured in the linked article are camped at the Gayundah Coastal Arboretum. This is a waterfront park close to multiple high rise apartments at Woody Point. I strongly suspect that the council has taken this step because of multiple complaints from the apartments in the area. I have relatives living nearby and have heard a constant litany of complaints from people in their building. I am pretty sure most of it is petty resentment that they have paid top dollar for their waterfront apartment and the homeless have paid nothing. The real issue is, of course, that there is nowhere else for people to go. The whole idea of banning camping in a van (but allowing tents) assumes that the van dwellers can go to a caravan park but, as the article states, there are no vacancies in caravan parks. As for banning them from having dogs, some of the homeless are in that state because they chose their pets over their rental. Talk about kicking someone when they are down. This same council until recently banned people from having more than one dog in a unit, and illegally declared dozens of dangerous dogs without proper authority.

Great article, thanks. I was astounded that almost all dogs had German Shepherd breeding, until I read further on that the average number of breed types in each dog was 25! The GSD prevalence is likely just a founder effect. I also wonder if the pups are getting any help from people (as the photo of the lady greeting the pups would imply). I gather that the biggest impediment to re-wilding of domestic dogs is their poor parental care post weaning, and most free-ranging dog populations depend on human help for the youngsters (according to Coppinger, anyway).

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-02/child-attacked-by-border-collie-dog-in-townsville/104671486

More about the Tasmanian Labradoodle workers who spoke to the ABC: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-03/tasmanian-labradoodles-puppies-put-freezer-and-overbred-dogs/104549396

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-01/tas-rspca-flags-action-against-labradoodle-farm-staff/104545206 So, the owners get off without charge, but the staff who reported their concerns might be prosecuted?

The ABC has a bit more information. Speculation, but sounds like the air conditioner failed. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-01/nsw-police-dogs-dead-investigation-south-sydney/104547476

Also on ABC News with photos of the dog https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-30/townsville-dog-attack-victim-shares-ordeal/104536332

Something the poor cats don't need ABC News