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Vets had to wear huge facial shields and play ruru sounds over a speaker.
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International rugby player killed endangered NZ birds and boasted on Instagram
'We f**kn love birds ay.'
'Trust and understanding': $1m campaign to reverse live export ban
Strategy document says lobbying effort is essential as issue can't be left to MPs alone.
'It is disgusting... sadistic': Drug dealer films himself throwing puppy off 20m cliff
Police found the video on Karena Panui’s phone after searching his house for drugs.
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Locals flocked to a beach in Mahia to try to save the stranded pilot whales.
Six-legged cocker spaniel has surgery to remove extra limbs
Rescue charity hopes for full recovery and a permanent home for abandoned spaniel puppy.
Penguin helped back to the wild after waddling into Ōamaru service station
The store did not give the unusual visitor an icy reception.
'Should be banned': Why $5 colony eggs at The Warehouse are so cheap
Welfare experts want clear labelling on colony eggs so consumers know hens are caged.
Video of man holding struggling gull by neck prompts call for 'punishment'
'I'll break your neck,' the man says in the video as others can be heard laughing.
Woman rescues seal pup from highway ‘like some lunatic from a film’
The slippery seal was rescued from a highway near Appleby in Nelson.
‘Greedy wee bugger’ started house fire
Springer spaniel in dog box after setting his home on fire and leaving three puppies dead.
Watch: 'Grab the camera': Great white shark circles boatie for over an hour
A shark expert says it appears the shark had been caught in a net and injured.
SPCA feeling the squeeze with peak kitten season still to come
Kitten season is triggered by warmer summer months when cats are seeking to mate.
'RIP Hen': Man charged after alleged vile act with chicken, zoo onlookers horrified
'It would have been so awful to see especially for little children.'
Jaguar sighting in southern Arizona the 8th in southwestern US since 1996
A wildlife videographer documented the endangered big cat on a trail camera.
Special load: Washing basket kittens saved from doomed dump as SPCA voices desexing plea
It comes as more than 3000 cats remain in the SPCA's care this summer.
Community searches for solutions to roaming, aggressive dog problem
The Moerewa community has rallied to try and solve the ongoing problem of roaming dogs.
Pets in need of new homes as shelters fill up
The busy period for the animal shelter had hit earlier than expected.
Mid Northern Rodeo saddles up for both athletes and protesters
A bull died at last year's event but that was the exception, organisers say.
'Pathetic woman': Group who cut open live shark called intervener an 'activist'
Adele Ross said other onlookers were disturbed and one was in tears.
'Fish can't scream': Pregnant shark dragged to shore, cut open while still alive
Graphic video shows the shark being cut open and her live babies spilling out.
Overwhelmed animal rescue groups want mandatory desexing
Far North animal rescue groups see a huge problem of neglected, unwanted dogs
'My poor puppy': Chihuahua mauled to death by bull terrier
Horror as owner and 8-year-old son witnessed vicious attack.
More than a dozen pigs die in shed blaze
The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed 13 pigs have died after Auckland fire.
Maury Povich anounces orangutan paternal test results
Former daytime talk show host announces paternity results of new baby orangutan.
Aussie dad’s chips save family from rampaging elephant
'Those sandwiches and chips probably saved our lives.'
‘Tired’ Gisborne animal control officer at fault for death of family dog
The dog's death was because of 'human error'.
Couple heartbroken after 13 sheep killed in dog attacks
" ... once dogs get a taste of sheep, they will keep coming back."
Woman who took in 'stray' cat loses claim for animal's costs
Disputes Tribunal agrees it is the nature of a friendly cat to make neighbourhood visits.
Meat imports make local market uneven playing field, NZPork says
There are concerns about nations that allow farming practices banned in NZ.
Assaults, abductions and abandonments: On the front line at NZ's largest wild bird hospital
"He was absolutely beautiful. We all loved him. He died after three or four nights.”
Crate Day punters anger activists by breaking endangered birds’ eggs
'About 150' 4WDs sped over a riverbed, which threw stones up that broke tarapiroe eggs.
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