The Dogs Home of Tasmania has launched a petition calling on the state government to follow New Zealand’s lead and end ...

In the costly lead-up to Christmas, dog shelters are reporting an “unprecedented” rise in medical surrenders, as soaring ...

A friendly hermit crab pops out of his shell to say hello at Muirs Beach in Tasmania, Australia. Managing Director Susan Carins, said she and her three children regularly find hermit crabs in the rock ...

Neil the Seal frequently attracts worldwide attention when he visits Hobart and its surroundings. Experts have described his ...

The RSPCA is examining whether the former owners of Tasmania's largest puppy farm can be criminally prosecuted following an ABC report that aired concerns from former workers on the treatment of ...

For more than 40 years, visitors to Launceston’s City Park have been able to view Japanese macaques frolicking about in their ...

“There is a national shortage of vets but we definitely feel it more in Tasmania,” she said. “Same day consults are hard to get for sick animals ... we couldn’t see on the day.

Harming, threatening to harm or neglecting an animal with the intent to coerce or intimate a family member or partner could soon seen as a form of family violence should the upper house agree to it.

12.42pm: The Liberal minority government says it will allow the University of Tasmania to sell off land ... from harm or threats of harm to an animal with the intent to coerce, intimidate or ...

Ms Prestage admits that recruiting exotic animal specialists to Tasmania can be a challenge. The state’s remote location and a growing preference among zookeepers for working with native animals ...