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COVID warning over RATs, ferret susceptibility

Heather Gallagher May 10, 2022

Pet owners are being warned to isolate from their pets if they test positive to COVID-19 – and to keep RATs out of reach.

Australia Post issues plea over dog attacks

Heather Gallagher May 3, 2022

Record numbers of posties have become victims of dog attacks in the past year, prompting Australia Post to launch a new campaign begging owners to take greater care.

EXCLUSIVE: Chicken ringbearer is bride’s best girl

Heather Gallagher May 2, 2022

In what may well be a world-first, a chicken stamped her claw of approval as a witness to a recent wedding in regional Queensland.

Dogs getting high on marijuana-contaminated human poop

Heather Gallagher April 22, 2022

A cluster of Melbourne dogs required emergency care after ingesting human faeces with traces of marijuana, a new study has found.

Celebrant Anna Staines with chicken ringbearer Pepper

Chicken ringbearer causes a pre-wedding flap

Heather Gallagher April 12, 2022

A Queensland-based celebrant has gone above and beyond the call of duty finding a bride and groom’s perfect chicken to act as ring-bearer on their wedding day.

Dog Lovers Show 2022 doggy face painting

2022 dates announced for Sydney and Melbourne Dog Lovers Show

Staff Writer March 8, 2022

The popular Dog Lovers Show will return to Sydney and Melbourne this year, organisers have confirmed, after the pandemic forced its cancellation in previous years.

UK confirms COVID-19 case in pet dog

Adam Zuchetti November 13, 2021

Authorities in the United Kingdom have confirmed a pet dog has been infected with COVID-19, the first time such a diagnosis has been made in the country.

Australia Post releases deadlines for Santa Paws deliveries

Adam Zuchetti October 28, 2021

Australia Post has announced its deadlines for Christmas deliveries this year, in what is being billed as the national postal services “busiest-ever festive season”.