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Farm animals

August 2024

  • A large grey bird being held by man in a rain-proof jacket

    The rural network
    ‘When, not if’: H5N1 bird flu outbreak could reach Australia this spring, experts warn

    Some wild bird populations, like those on Lord Howe Island, are at lower risk from the virus but other populations could face a ‘wildlife massacre’
  • A tabby cat sits on a cushion

    RSPCA urges vigilance as weapon attacks on cats more than double

    People using airguns, slingshots and crossbows for ‘fun’ behind rise in animal attacks in England and Wales
  • One of the rescued calves back on dry land

    Cornwall vet swims to rescue of trapped calves in race against rising tide

    Polly Dugmore put on wetsuit late at night after a herd of 10-week-old animals escaped from field on to a beach

June 2024

  • The two gilts arriving at Jamie's Farm.

    Country diary
    Country diary: The company of animals can be a powerful thing

  • chickens on a farm

    Michigan leading US on monitoring and studying bird flu outbreak

  • An indoor commercial intensive pig farm

    George Monbiot’s outrage about the RSPCA is misplaced

  • A brown and white bovine in the middle of the road with a queue of traffic

    ‘We all get on well’: the town in England where cattle roam free

  • Bird flu pandemic risk rises as cow cases appear and officials warn of humans’ role

  • How Britain’s oldest animal welfare charity became a byword for cruelty on an industrial scale

    George Monbiot

  • Top CDC officials warns US needs ‘more tests’ in face of bird flu fears

  • The rural network
    Egg farmers say supply not at risk from bird flu after Coles imposes two-carton limit on shoppers

  • Avian flu said to hit over 40 cattle at Minnesota farm: ‘Only a matter of time’

May 2024

  • A row of cows stand close together at a farm

    Our unequal earth
    As bird flu hops from cows to humans, dairy farm workers hold the key to preventing a pandemic

  • Chickens

    Full Story
    What does bird flu mean for Australia? – Full Story podcast

  • dairy cows

    CDC warns of more US bird flu cases after second human infected by cows

  • Cowra and Chifley district police car

    The rural network
    Livestock theft has cost NSW farmers more than $930,000 so far this year

  • The rural network, Victoria
    Voter views on animal welfare are changing – and taking the live sheep export trade with them

    Gabrielle Chan

  • Country diary
    Country diary: These formidable feral goats belong in these hills

  • Lack of bird flu testing may be hiding true spread of virus on US farms

  • Mobile butchers mistakenly kill family’s pet pigs in Washington state

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