Animals

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

A ban on trail hunting makes little sense | Letters

‘It’s a matter of time before a farmer is seriously injured’: on the trail of hare coursers in Wiltshire

‘Heartbreaking’: Florida wildlife groups decry state-sanctioned bear hunt

If you really care about animals, stop eating them | Letters

Brigitte Bardot’s image complicated by her controversial politics

Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91