Eden Gillespie

6 days ago | abc.net.au | Eden Gillespie

Warning: This story contains graphic content involving animal cruelty. A man jailed for his role in a dog fighting ring remains a member of multiple online groups that discuss the blood sport, even boasting that he has killed "more dogs than parvovirus". Darling Downs man Glenn Wilson was found guilty in 2019 of supplying a pit bull terrier called "Pretty Girl" for fighting and failing to provide appropriate living conditions and treatment to several other dogs.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Eden Gillespie

An ABC investigation has uncovered links between Australia and the shadowy international trade of dog fighting. It's revealed the frozen semen of dogs from fighting bloodlines is being sold by Australians to overseas buyers. Featured:Janette Reever, Humane World For AnimalsDr Virginia Maxwell, Professor of Forensic Science at University of New Haven Rachel Mealey: An ABC investigation has uncovered links between Australia and the shadowy international trade of dog fighting.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Eden Gillespie

Warning: This story contains graphic images and content involving animal cruelty. The frozen semen of dogs with fighting bloodlines is being sold to overseas buyers for what experts say is thousands of dollars, as an ABC investigation reveals international links between the illegal blood sport and Australia. The shadowy, underground world of dog fighting is highly lucrative, and experts say it's often linked to other organised crime.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Eden Gillespie

The Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor will take the Queensland Fire Department to court over the events surrounding the death of firefighter Izzy Nash. First Class firefighter Izabella Nash died from injuries in a factory fire at Slacks Creek, south of Brisbane, in May 2023. Her colleague, senior firefighter Lia Drew, was seriously injured in the blaze.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Eden Gillespie

The Australian Federal Police is investigating the death of Queensland woman Rehana Parvin in Bangladesh as a suspected murder. The mother-of-five had travelled to her home country of Bangladesh with her teenage daughter on June 6, 2024, and was last seen on July 3. Her body was discovered in September in a small village north-west of the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.