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Rescue organisations call on State to speed up cat laws review as new research shows local government on board
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (353+ words) Yousuf started as a reporter at South Western Times after completing his post graduate degree in multimedia journalism in Curtin University following a Bachelors in Communications from the same. He is passionate about multicultural affairs, sports and community news. Local…...
Fire, floods and fur: keeping pets safe in a disaster
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Why adopting a kitten one of best decisions my family made
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (484+ words) Rhianna is a senior journalist and editor who has held roles across Seven West Media during her career of more than 20 years. Her recent positions include editor of glossy magazine STM and editor of The Sunday Times Newspaper. For the…...
Dire consequences of Australia’s record low pet adoption
2+ week, 2+ day ago (392+ words) Australia is facing its most severe pet adoption downturn on record, placing unprecedented strain on rescue centres and forcing many healthy animals to be euthanised. Pet adoption rates plunged last month to just 60 per cent " the lowest monthly rate on…...
Kittens ready to be adopted into responsible homes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (229+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. More than 20 kittens at the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder's animal management facility are waiting to…...
Cost of living puts pressure on animal rescue organisations
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (28+ words) SAFE Esperance is "heaving with cats, with one staff member putting the situation down to the rental market, cost-of-living, and people not desexing their pets....
Animal neglect and abandonment rising across the Pilbara
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (311+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. An RSPCA WA inspector has described the animal welfare situation in the Pilbara as…...
Santa Paws is coming to town: $1b festive splurge on pets
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (281+ words) Cheyanne is a business reporter at The West Australian. Prior to joining the team in Perth, she spent nine months at the Pilbara News, covering general news, council, court and sports. Cheyanne holds a double major in Journalism and Global…...
Busselton ranked Australia’s fourth least pet-friendly
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (280+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Busselton has been named one of Australia's least pet-friendly cities, coming in at fourth…...
Todd McKenney on playing a geriatric cat in iconic musical
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (626+ words) Todd McKenney is back home in Perth, where he is set to delight audiences as a singing and dancing feline in the 40th anniversary Australian tour of CATS, which opens at Crown Theatre on Thursday night. The 60-year-old musical theatre veteran…...