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Subscriber only A search to find the owners of a pig that was spotted wandering near the Bruce Highway at Elimbah has come up short. An RSPCA spokesman said the hog listed for adoption on its website was the same animal rescued by police on May 9. A police spokesman said at the time the concern was that the pig was so close to the highway it was likely to cause a traffic accident . Luckily the hog was saved and police took to social media to find the animal s owner, but to no avail. Audrey the pig is up for adoption after being found on the side of the Bruce Highway at Elimbah.
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Subscriber only The RSPCA has put a call out to the Coast community for information after a box of Australian cattle dog X puppies was found dumped on the beach. Seven puppies, one of which was sadly dead, were found abandoned at Wurtulla Beach on Tuesday, April 20. The remaining six are now in the care of the RSPCA with inspectors urging the public to come forward with any information. What makes incidents like this so distressing is not just the callous nature of the person who dumped them but the fact that they could have been surrendered to the council or the RSPCA or another rescue organisation, RSPCA Queensland spokesman Michael Beatty said.
Premium Content More than 200 animal cruelty cases were reported across the Sunshine Coast last year. The RSPCA s 2020 report revealed 253 cases were recorded in 13 suburbs in the region. Maroochydore recorded the highest amount with 65 cases investigated, Beerwah recorded 24 cruelty complaints with 19 complaints in Coolum Beach. The animal welfare group however, said it is encouraging to note that a total of 1535 fewer cruelty complaints were reported statewide, than in 2019. RSPCA Queensland spokesman Michael Beatty said the results offered a glimmer of hope. The results were slightly down, how much of that has to do with the fact that more people were actually at home and weren t travelling for work, he said.
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For the first time ever, the Queensland Government is working on a Rodeo Standards and Guidelines, which prompted Animal Liberation Queensland to ask Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Minister, Mark Furner, to ban calf roping.
Animal Liberation Queensland rodeo campaign director, Gayle DâArcy said, âif Minister Furner is fair dinkum about wanting high standards of animal welfare in Queensland, the decision to ban calf roping should be a no-brainerâ.
Mr DâArcy said the practice brutalises calves in the name of sport and entertainment, and itâs time to change.
âIn 2019 over 60000 people signed a petition asking for a Queensland ban, (and) tens of thousands of Queenslanders have emailed their state MPS and the Minister over the past couple of years,â he said.
Earlier in the year many animal shelters, including the RSPCA, saw a surge in animal adoption rates. They put it down to people having more time to devote to their pets during isolation, or feeling lonely. Councillor Paul Truscott with dogs Maisy and Chester at the Fraser Coast Adoption Centre to announce free registration of dogs for the first year. Picture: Cody Fox But RSPCA Queensland spokesman Michael Beatty said they were almost expecting to see surrenders increase after COVID-19 restrictions eased and people started to go back to work. Just like they usually report around June/July when people realise pets are also a financial investment.