Slaughtered cattle in Tully 'unprecedented': Stock Squad
The Stock and Rural Crime Squad is investigating the deaths of dozens of cattle at a property near Tully in far north Queensland.
View ArticleWoman banned from owning pets for five years
The RSPCA has applauded a Townsville magistrate for banning a woman in north Queensland from owning pets for the next five years.
View ArticleMore rangers needed to stop dugong deaths
The State Opposition says more rangers are needed in north Queensland to help cut the number of dugong deaths.
View ArticleThe price of a painless death
Council changes to animal body disposal fees have veterinarians concerned that more sick and dying animals will be dumped or killed.
View ArticleExperts probe latest dugong death
Authorities are trying to find out what killed another adult dugong that was found washed up along the coast of Cardwell in north Queensland over the past few days.
View ArticleMore pet owners killing their animals: RSPCA
The RSPCA says there has been a noticeable rise in the number of pet owners killing their animals.
View ArticleAnimal cruelty on the rise
The RSPCA says September was a "horror month" for animal cruelty in Queensland.
View ArticleNew evidence found in US hunt for missing Zahra
US police have found new evidence in the case of missing Australian girl Zahra Baker.
View ArticleLNP vows to end cruelty to dugongs, turtles
The Liberal National Party (LNP) has announced a policy to tighten laws to prevent cruelty to dugongs and sea turtles in far north Queensland.
View ArticleMP attacks calls for dugong cruelty crackdown
Far north Queensland MP Jason O'Brien has rejected calls for jail time and fines for those caught hunting sea turtles and dugongs in cruel ways.
View ArticleRSPCA backs animal cruelty crackdown
The RSPCA in Townsville in north Queensland has welcomed moves to increase jail terms for cases of animal cruelty.
View ArticleAustralia should 'stop policing' live export cattle cruelty
A north Queensland mayor says Australia should "butt out" and stop demanding what other countries do to live cattle sold overseas.
View ArticleCattle export ban under fire
A north Queensland livestock agent says cattle industry groups have been inept in their handling of live exports to Indonesia.
View ArticleKatter 'filled with anger' over export mismanagement
Federal independent MP Bob Katter says beef producers will pay the penalty for serious mistakes made by Meat and Livestock Australia.
View ArticleGovernment 'deserts' producers with cattle export ban
A mayor in outback Queensland says the cattle industry feels 'deserted' and the ban on live exports affects every level of the supply chain.
View ArticleNorthern cattle could save southern abattoirs
Cattle markets across Australia are bracing for an increase of thousands of animals starting to flood in from the Top End, but most aren't complaining.
View ArticleWindsor backs live export suspension
Federal independent MP Tony Windsor supports the Federal Government's decision to suspend live exports to Indonesia.
View ArticleCall for judicial inquiry into MLA
Lobby group, the Australian Beef Association, has called for a judicial inquiry into Meat and Livestock Australia.
View ArticleExport companies reluctantly accepting live export suspension
Major live cattle exporters are reacting cautiously to the ban on exports to Indonesia.
View ArticleClues emerge in dolphin deaths investigation
Authorities in north Queensland say they have received helpful information from the public about the killing of two snub-fin dolphins.
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