Pets, Pet Care & Native Animals

Redback Spider In 1995 a colony of Redback Spiders was found around the port area in Osaka, Japan. Despite attempts... read more

RSPCA – Worst Job in the World A few weeks ago we did a story on designer dogs and puppy... read more

Keeping Seadragons When Pang Quong was a child he loved catching tadpoles, but that was only the beginning of a... read more

Pet birds need a variety of foods for good health, and if you want your birds to breed it’s even... read more

Many common weeds and seeding grasses form part of the diet of wild birds, and it’s not surprising that aviary... read more

In the last few years there’s been a progressive and very alarming rise in the number of deaths from snake... read more

Dog Restraints The importance of wearing seatbelts when driving is widely accepted, but all too often dogs travelling inside cars... read more

Feeding Native Animals For over thirty years Geoff and Christine Smith have been looking after orphaned or injured native animals.... read more

In the last decade or so, there’s been a serious decline in frog populations all over the world, and in... read more

Horse Sense: Pat Parelli Pat Parelli has won international acclaim with his philosophy of natural horsemanship and his ability to... read more

The June issue of the Burke’s Backyard magazine contains an informative and useful zip out book – The Burke’s Backyard... read more

Jack the Corella Jack the Corella has appeared on many television shows all over the world, including Burke’s Backyard, Midday,... read more