Gumtree enters pet insurance | Insurance Business Australia

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Gumtree enters pet insurance | Insurance Business Australia Insurance News Gumtree enters pet insurance Partnership driven by record growth within pets vertical Insurance News By Roxanne Libatique Major online pet marketplace Gumtree is targeting the Australian pet insurance space through a team up with petinsurance.com.au. The move follows Gumtree’s record growth within its pets vertical, with 1.5 million unique monthly users within the vertical and over 700,000 pet-related listings in 2022. Entering the pet insurance space Gumtree says that although 69% of households in Australia have a pet, only 17% of dog owners and 12% of cat owners have pet…
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Lake Country, BC animal rescue facing $75K fine after 85 distressed animals seized

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The BC SPCA is recommending charges against an animal rescue agency in Lake Country, BC The Warren Peace Bunny Sanctuary has been in business for close to 20 years now. During that time, the rescue agency has brought in abused, neglected or unwanted animals that needed a second chance. However, after recently receiving a complaint, BC SPCA officers visited the bunny sanctuary and said they came across several animals in distress. 1:53 Kelowna BC SPCA branch prepares for annual Fur Ball Notices were handed down to the owners after the inspection, ordered the rescue agency to relieve the animals of…
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Manitoba Winter Fair should halt ‘inhumane’ sheep wrangling, calf events: animal rights groups

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Two animal welfare groups are calling on one of the largest agricultural fairs in Canada to cancel events they say could hurt animals. The Winnipeg Humane Society and Animal Justice want Brandon’s Royal Manitoba Winter Fair to cancel what the Humane Society called in a social media post its “inhumane sheep wrangling and calf scramble events.” The events involve youth participants chasing, tackling and wrestling animals in an arena “in the name of entertainment,” according to Animal Justice. Kaitlyn Mitchell, the director of legal advocacy for Animal Justice, said such competitions put animals at risk of physical injury and cause…
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More Bad News About Orange County Animal Care

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For several years, there have been concerns about how the OC Animal Care Shelter (OCAC) has been managed. Recently, the OCAC handed dogs over to a Woofy Acres dog rescue group. At this time, the staff noticed problems with the representative from Woofy Acres and alerted management. The OCAC has been criticized for not tracking animals in its statistics, giving pet bunnies, hamsters, and guinea pigs to a group specializing in snakes, and maintaining pandemic-era policies. On September 10 last year, the OC animal shelter handed over rescue dogs Baron, Kate, Enzo, and Nevin to the group Woofy Acres. OC…
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UN reveals animal species under threat of extinction | WorldNews

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More than a fifth of migratory animal species are threatened with extinction, a landmark United Nations (UN) report has been revealed. Some 97% of fish are also at risk of being wiped out, while the populations of nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, the report added. Humans pose the biggest threat to these animals, with 70% of species endangered due to activities including hunting, fishing and other forms of overexploitation. Habitat loss affected up to 75% of the species. Migratory animals travel across the world every year as the seasons change to breed and feed, and…
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West Virginia animal shelter heavily damaged after U-Haul truck rams into building

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CBS News Pittsburgh Live CHARLESTON, W.Va. (KDKA) — A U-Haul truck smashed through the wall of an animal shelter in West Virginia, leading to an urgent plea for help as over 100 dogs needed foster homes. The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association posted a photo to Facebook of the truck jammed through the wall of their shelter, saying at the time, it was the only thing holding the side of their building up, creating “a very serious safety hazard” for the dogs in their kennels. Amazingly, most of the dogs inside were fine. One dog was injured but is expected to be…
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Sussex zoo animals treated to Easter ‘Egg-richment’

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Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now Monkeys, mongooses, capybaras, lemurs, and binturongs were among the animals tucked into the seasonal treats for the zoo’s annual photoshoot opportunity. Zookeepers at Drusillas Zoo Park offered their monkeys, mongooses, lemurs, binturongs, armadillos, and capybaras colorful eggs and giant carrot piñatas filled with bugs, popcorn, nuts, and veggies in place of traditional chocolate. The activity, as well as producing fun seasonal photos, forms part of the zoo’s daily enrichment programs which aim to encourage animals to investigate, explore and interact with new and unusual…
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Animal advocates offer reward after dogs found with horrific injuries, 1 put down – NBC Connecticut

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One dog has been euthanized and another is recovering after they were found abandoned in Hartford with horrific injuries Friday morning. Now, Desmond’s Army Animal Law Advocates are offering a combined $11,000 for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of whoever is responsible for these dogs’ extreme injuries. “It’s horrifying, you know, to find dogs like that,” Zilla Cannamela, Desmond’s Army president and co-founder said. The dogs were found dumped in the wooded area off Albany Avenue and Mark Twain Drive. Hartford Animal Control said the two pit bulls had extensive injuries to several parts of their bodies.…
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