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Interviews, profiles and perspectives exploring our relationships with animals and the people helping us understand them.

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Pea Horsley sitting on a wooden floor beside a black-and-white dog

Understanding animal communication with Pea Horsley

Human–animal connection

man hugging his dog for article on World Mental Health Day 2024 and the emotional benefits of pets

The healing power of pets: World Mental Health Day 2026

A brown and white border collie therapy dog on a boy's lap for Animal Friendly Life's article highlighting common working dog breeds on Work like a dog day 2024.

From therapy pets to sheep herding: the working dog jobs that help people

Assistance dog kiwi and Jaxon

How Kiwi changed Jaxon’s life: Assistance Dogs Day 2024

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People and perspectives

cropped close up of rudie and miranda

Family’s nightmare as popular pet, Rudie the deer, killed

Australian Backyard Birds front cover by Myke Mollard

Illustrator Myke Mollard’s love of animals inspires new kid’s book

Vets Beyond Borders team caring for animals overseas

Vets Beyond Borders – helping the animals of Thursday Island

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Animals and culture

Cows are cared for and protected in India

The role of cows in Diwali; cow worship in India

Cows are cared for and protected in India

The cultural significance of cows in India

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Vets Beyond Borders team caring for animals overseas

Vets Beyond Borders – helping the animals of Thursday Island

December 4, 2021

Millie the therapy dog visits sick patients

Making people smile; Millie the therapy dog

September 18, 2021

Jill robinson with her pet dog

Jill Robinson continues the fight to end bear bile farming

September 4, 2021

police officer and animal lover Ingrid with stray cat

For the love of animals, and the law

May 1, 2020

Stray cats in Iran, animal care Australia

The uphill fight for animals in Iran

April 18, 2020

Cows are cared for and protected in India

The cultural significance of cows in India

February 12, 2020

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