Environment » Animal Welfare
Lost Dogs’ Home shines spotlight on its Animal Behaviour Centre
In the heart of North Melbourne, the Lost Dogs’ Home has been a sanctuary for animals in need for more than a century.
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Vision Australia seeks local volunteers for Seeing Eye Dogs program
Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dogs, based in Kensington, is calling on locals to help provide temporary homes for dogs in training, following a recent intake into its program.
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Melbourne’s pets in good hands at renovated Lort Smith Hospital
The country’s largest not-for-profit animal hospital has officially unveiled its newly renovated facilities, with upgrades set to provide the best possible care to Melbourne’s four-legged friends.
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Community bands together to rescue a parrot in Kensington
A lorikeet parrot found exhausted and disorientated on a Kensington footpath has made a strong recovery thanks to a heartfelt community effort.
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Lort Smith opens new facilities with “fear-free” waiting room pods
North Melbourne’s Lort Smith Animal Hospital is celebrating a milestone as the first stage of its long-anticipated redevelopment project reaches completion.
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Missing cat returns home after two years of adventuring
North Melbourne resident Sarah Gibbins spent two long years wondering if she would ever see her beloved cat Sleeves again.
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110 years of fighting for the underdog
Before the Lost Dogs’ Home opened in 1913, Melbourne was a grim place to be for stray animals.
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Horse dies in carriage incident
A horse pulling a carriage in North Melbourne has died in unknown circumstances while travelling on a usual route from the stable on Stubbs St in Kensington.
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Horse dies in carriage incident
Missing cat returns home after two years of adventuring
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