After several weeks of patience since rehoming him, we have finally managed to get our adopted Greyhound Brandy (Previously named Forrest when at Tia Greyhound & Lurcher Rescue) to dispell the myth that Greyhounds do not play! Admittedly we have endured many hours of him laid looking at us as if we were from another [...]

The founder of outdoor clothing and equipment chain Kathmandu has given $2 million to help fight factory farming with some of the money being offered to workers to rat on their bosses. The Animal Justice Fund (AJF) was launched by the animal rights group Save Animals From Exploitation (Safe) today after Kathmandu founder and philanthropist [...]

Brandy enjoys a pigs ear….Mmmm Yummy! This is Brandy, (Previously named Forrest when at Tia Greyhound & Lurcher Rescue), enjoying one of his favourite snacks.

After several weeks of patience since rehoming him, we have finally managed to get our adopted Greyhound Brandy (Previously named Forrest when at Tia Greyhound & Lurcher Rescue) to dispell the myth that Greyhounds do not play! Admittedly we have endured many hours of him laid looking at us as if we were from another [...]

Our Greyhound Brandy, (Previously named Forrest when at Tia Greyhound & Lurcher Rescue), Joins the other dogs in the parade ring for the “Best Boy” Class in this years Annual Tia Dog Show held at Cannon Hall near Cawthorne, near Barnsley on Sunday 15th May 2011.

Ask New Zealand to Uphold the Ban on Live-Sheep Export! Animals in the live-export trade are crammed onto extremely crowded multilevel ships and spend weeks in reeking, squalid conditions with so few workers that even basic care is impossible to guarantee. Starvation, exposure to extreme temperatures, and painful and debilitating diseases are common, resulting in [...]

The country’s wealthiest woman has pledged $2 million to fight animal cruelty – and will give cash to anyone who dobs in farmers’ cruel practices.SAFE’s Hans Kriek said his organisation has not previously had the resources to make a difference in their campaign against caged animals. Pork Board CEO Sam McIvor rejects accusations of cruelty [...]

Chito made friends with the croc after finding him with a gunshot wound on the banks of the Central American state’s Parismina river 20 years ago. He had been shot in the left eye by a cattle farmer and was close to death. But Chito enlisted the help of several pals to load the massive [...]

A West Coast farmer says his livelihood is at risk after 1080 poison was dropped in a creek on his property. The farmer says he had an assurance that helicopters doing the drop would stay 500 metres away from his farm. Jim Ferguson is worried about his reputation as a beef producer. He says if [...]

,,Warning: Video contains graphic images,, The SPCA’s national chief executive is warning the premature birthing of calves could harm New Zealand’s farming reputation. Dairy farmers deliberately birth thousands of calves prematurely each year in a practice known as “inducing”. The vet gives the cows two injections, so their calves will be born 8-12 weeks premature. [...]