The Latest Breaking News from RSPCA

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff announces an independent investigation after an ABC report on allegations of team driving and race fixing by the state's most prominent harness racing stable.

Act opens door to technology being used to create cats and dogs with extreme features, says charity

Ronnie, a Jack Russell-chihuahua cross, and Patch, a pomeranian, were kept inside for the first six years of their lives before they were found in a house with around 50 other dogs

The RSPCA's solicitor called the attack "unprovoked, unacceptable and completely unnecessary"

Police said "the goose will have to be euthanised due to its poor condition"

The RSPCA is still unsure how the dog came to be set on fire

He had been out all night in hailstorms and driving rain

A 60-year-old man has been banned from breeding animals after 39 labradoodles were found living in filth at his home. 

Western Australia's William Moyes has been convicted over animal cruelty charges and fined $112,000, but while he cannot breed dogs again for 40 years, the magistrate says two of his pet dogs may be allowed to return if the RSPCA allows it.