JAIMEY Unwin's four rats are more than pets to the 21-year-old university animal technician. She considers them her children, which means that when Ms Unwin goes somewhere, the rats sometimes go too.

THE Sydney visual effects company Animal Logic has become the second film company to take advantage of the tax offset for Australian filmmakers, announcing that it is producing a major animated feature film. Following its success with Happy Feet, the company has won the contract for Guardians Of Ga'Hoole, an..read more

VISUAL effects company Animal Logic has become the second company to take advantage of the tax offset for Australian filmmakers, announcing that it is producing a major animated feature film.

FOOD labels should be overhauled to include information on the treatment of animals, says the country's chief law reform commissioner, David Weisbrot, who believes a push for animal rights could be the next great progressive movement in Australia.

THE RSPCA is endorsing a range of eggs which Animal Liberation says are laid by chickens kept in inhumane conditions.