For Animals Kept In Paddocks Without Shade; Summer Isn’t Just Hot, It’s Hell
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-1/5 vc_col-md-1/5 vc_col-xs-1/5″][us_image image=”81787″ size=”thumbnail” align=”left” style=”circle” has_ratio=”1″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-4/5 vc_col-md-4/5 vc_col-xs-4/5″][vc_column_text]By Clr Tania Salitra[/vc_column_text][us_post_date][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] According to the livestock industry and RSPCA, sheep, horses, dairy cows and heat stress in cattle at 25°C. As the temperature and humidity rises, so does their suffering. Around 30°C the heat stress is severe. By 40°C, animals […]
Pet at Work
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-1/5 vc_col-md-1/5 vc_col-xs-1/5″][us_image image=”81787″ size=”thumbnail” align=”left” style=”circle” has_ratio=”1″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-4/5 vc_col-md-4/5 vc_col-xs-4/5″][vc_column_text]By Nev the Newshound[/vc_column_text][us_post_date][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nev wore his best suit for his October interview with 17 times ‘Australian Breed Champion Show Dog’ winner, the fabulous 8 year old Maremma Sheepdog, Lurgenglare Idaculu Marzia. ‘Marzia’ accompanies her Dad, Steve Pringle, on his Guest Speaker […]
So Long! It’s Been A Great Ride
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-1/5 vc_col-md-1/5 vc_col-xs-1/5″][us_image image=”86546″ size=”thumbnail” align=”left” style=”circle” has_ratio=”1″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-4/5 vc_col-md-4/5 vc_col-xs-4/5″][vc_column_text]By Karlene Brummer[/vc_column_text][us_post_date][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If there was an award for the Happiest Female Bus Driver in the Hills, chances are Helen Flory would be up there at the top of the list. Helen has been brightening people’s days driving for Hills Bus for […]
Goat Fire Hazard Reduction – We Are Not Kidding
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-1/5 vc_col-md-1/5 vc_col-xs-1/5″][us_image image=”86546″ size=”thumbnail” align=”left” style=”circle” has_ratio=”1″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-4/5 vc_col-md-4/5 vc_col-xs-4/5″][vc_column_text]By Karlene Brummer[/vc_column_text][us_post_date][/vc_column][/vc_row] Is this the G.O.A.T. method of natural Fire Hazard Reduction you have ever seen? GOATS. Yes, you read that correctly. Goats. Lots of them. All happily munching away and clearing your property of overgrown vegetation at the same time. […]
