Animals

‘What’s up with all these monkeys’: Djungelskog the orangutan comforted Punch – but can the Ikea toy help me?

Horse meat set to be banned in Italy amid draft equine bill

From cigarette-smoking orangutans to lavender for lions: Melbourne zoo’s dark history gives way to progressive animal care

Peta calls for pork-free menus as Peppa Pig show rolls into Grimsby

New York City’s real animal welfare crisis isn’t the Westminster Dog Show | Lauren Caulk

‘Demand has increased, without a doubt’: the shocking rise of personal protection dogs

Four kittens dumped in Adelaide library book return slot – video

Horses can smell fear in humans, researchers say

Labour MPs plan to oppose move to restrict protest at animal testing sites

People, pets and livestock rescued as floods hit Queensland after ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji – video

More than 500 structures destroyed in Victoria’s bushfires as 12 major blazes continue to burn

Queensland braces for heavy rain and floods after ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji batters north

‘It was calm … and then just hectic’: David Rigby couldn’t escape the Longwood bushfire so faced the inferno

‘An utterly miserable day’: Kempton Park meeting marred by death of three horses

Are crabs animals and should we experiment on monkeys? Major review of Australia’s research code to mull tough questions