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ERA orders ex-SPCA worker to pay $7000 costs

A former SPCA general manager has been ordered to pay $7000 in legal costs, despite being earlier awarded $500 by the ERA.

Farmer jailed for cruelty to thousands of chickens

Activists buy into boardroom

Dog shooting accused back in court

Protest group takes stock

Animal welfare gets funding boost

Horse charges dropped

<i>Rod Rowlands:</i> Lateral thinking needed in lizard protection

Owner denies starving horses

Hunt on for cat harmers

The owner of a cat beaten so badly its pelvis was torn from its spine believes the injuries may be linked to threats she claims were made to her.

Truth about Buster leaves SPCA team gobsmacked

Mutant cows die in GM trial

Genetically modified cows were born with ovaries that grew so large they caused ruptures and killed the animals.

Crafar Facebook campaign gathers steam

Almost 200 people have thrown their weight behind a Facebook group in support of embattled farmer Allan Crafar.

Fine for sheep starvation

'Total rubbish' - Crafar rejects receivers' claims

Receivers say the Crafar farms were "in dire straits" when they stepped in last year.

$20,000 fine after 1400 sheep starved

Police dog slashed in AOS call-out

A police dog is undergoing surgery after a man slashed her nose with a knife, before armed officers used a taser to subdue him.

Peta compromise