Shantell Senior Oct 21, 2019 in Animals What animals are illegal to have as pets in Australia? Live animals and animal products from overseas could introduce some of the world’s most damaging pests and diseases into Australia. This could devastate our unique environment.While it’s common to keep dogs and cats as pets, other unique and interesting animals including reptiles, insects, amphibians and terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates are increasing in popularity and becoming more available.If you are looking online for a unique or exotic animal from outside Australia, consider whether it is allowed to be imported. Check the Live animals and reproductive material web page or search the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) to determine whether the animal you wish to...
Shantell Senior Mar 30, 2019 in Animals Do you love animals and want to cuddle puppies for free? Dog-sharing. Yep. Read it again. Dog-sharing. Services that allow pooch owners to connect with other pooch owners to help with everyday care, pupsit for holidays, do walks and so on. It's happening. Australian service Dogshare was initially launched for dog owners only, but it's now launched a pretty damn exciting feature — a 'borrowing' feature for dog loving people in the same neighbourhood. Yep, now Dogshare allows dogless humans to 'borrow' a pup. You can provide walks or day/night dog-sitting for time-poor dog owners in your local area. There's no money involved, just love (and trust dammit, take care of those pooches). Similar Aussie service BorrowMyPooch works...