“In Victoria, some dogs are more equal than others. Depending on a dog’s postcode and the tenacity of its owner, a dog that bites might get off scot-free or it might be put down. Meanwhile, it can spend months in a pound awaiting its fate, with its owners barred from visiting. Most of the media…
“In what’s being described as a major victory against abusive animal practices in China, a government-owned company that has bred bears for traditional medicines has agreed to convert itself into a sanctuary. Animal welfare advocates hope the agreement, signed on Tuesday at a news conference in Beijing, will prompt the government to phase out other…
Coco was seized on 23 August 2013, along with a male dog, Brutus, and their 9 puppies then aged 2 weeks’ old. Coco and Brutus were declared to be restricted breed dogs. The puppies were not declared. Following intervention by the Panel and Dogs on Trial, on 13 January 2014 the Council agreed to release…
In July 2013, the Panel wrote to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC) raising concerns about cosmetics companies misleading Australian consumers by marketing their products as not being tested on animals when, in fact, a report by consumer group ‘Choice’ suggested they were tested on animals. The Panel urged the ACCC to investigate…