Animals
Something fishy? Antibiotics have been found in our fish
Many of us enjoy a regular serving of seafood. We eat it for the protein and the omega 3; but......
SA wombat population under threat
Already this year on The Wire we’ve had stories about regional declines in the number of kangaroos and koalas in......
Koalas a borderline risk
Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has today named koalas as a threatened species. Koala populations in Queensland, New South Wales......
Live exports: Cultural Differences vs Animal Welfare
While the issue of live exports has fallen off the media’s radar recently, it still has the potential to be......
‘Ignorance rife’ on guide dog discrimination
Three decades after federal and state laws made it illegal for businesses to refuse people with guide dogs entry into......
How free range is free range?
In 2010, 357 million dozen eggs were sold in Australia from 332 egg farms. Of this, almost 30% sold were......
Negotiating rights for elephants in the Thai tourism industry
For a long time Asian elephants have been a national symbol in Thailand, but in the past two decades they’ve......
Government data rings alarm bells for roo populations, ecologists
Kangaroos have been nominated for listing as threatened species in NSW after a new independent report suggests the national icon......
Renewed calls for live exports ban
It was with a sense of deja vu that Australians watched footage of Indonesian abattoir workers abusing what was possibly......
Silent No More
An organisation dedicated to speaking out on behalf of animals have found a few famous voices to give them a......