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Too fat for that ass: Santorini bans overweight donkey riders
Greece has banned obese tourists from riding donkeys after animal activists' petition.
Survival of the fattest: America's fattest bear is about to be crowned
They might look like overstuffed teddybears, but there's nothing cuddly about them.
Couple's anger: The dead pet budgie - and the $6000 vet bill
A dead anorexic budgie and vet bill over $6000 were Birgit Kiener's welcome-home gifts.
SPCA stalwart, Black Ferns skipper recognised for service to community
Good Samaritans recognised for service to community.
Pig hunter told to pay $2000 to save dog
"My questions is how many animals are getting turned away?"
Nanogirl: How plastics are really affecting turtles
COMMENT: Plastics are affecting turtle populations but probably not in the way you think.
Dead and dying pigeons shock residents
"There was one sitting on top, alive, sitting on all his dead mates."
Doggy daycare death: Ill-treatment of pet denied
It was alleged the dog suffered "unreasonable and unnecessary pain or distress".
Aucklanders urged to adopt chickens and goats
The SPCA needs Aucklanders to adopt chickens, roosters and goats. Can you help?
Kiwi farm worker jailed for poisoning 406 eagles in Australia
Kiwi Murray Silvester said he poisoned the birds under the direction of his employer.
Hawkesby: Putting principle before profit - and losing your business
COMMENT: Vegan cafe owner put beliefs before money - but it cost him his business.
Pet food company fined $90k over bobby calf cruelty
Pet food firm owner sentenced for brutal animal cruelty case exposed in secret footage.
40 per cent of young turtles killed by ocean plastic
Plastic pollution threatens sea turtle population, who mistake rubbish for food.
'Traumatising to watch': Famed Titirangi chickens 'poisoned'
"It was like they were really drunk... they could barely walk or stand" - Witness
Desert Rd reopens after truck rolls near Tongariro
The road was still closed at 5.15pm and unlikely to be open for at least another hour.
Video released of dog attacking fur seal
Three seals were killed by dogs on Christchurch beaches last year.
Tūī flock to flowering kowhai tree
Residents in Wellington's York Bay can hear a constant chirping of tūī in their backyard.
Brian Rudman: Wētā sanctuary at zoo would be double win
COMMENT: Forest in predator-free zone could have corridor role in native bird revival.
Lambs shot at Mosgiel house
Three lambs were killed and a ewe shot in the head with what may have been a .22 rifle.
Mass slaughter: Botswana denies poaching after 90 dead elephants found
Botswana disputes cause and number of elephants found dead near Chobe national park.
Kelly Tarlton's brings sick turtle back to health
Diver spotted turtle behaving abnormally near Whangarei Heads.
Tourist fined $NZ 2,400 for Instagram snap
This tourist soon ended up regretting what he got up to on his Hawaiian holiday.
Whistle blower accuses farmers of 'appalling' treatment of pregnant cows
The harvest of foetal bovine serum is the latest in a string of animal welfare issues.
Auckland Zoo: Euthanising lions only option
Auckland Zoo ruled out relocating their lion at the risk of being killed by other animals
Kitten rescued after losing a leg in motorway mayhem
Police worked with mechanics and a vet to save a kitten who lost a leg on the motorway.
Focus: Cat activist and former real housewife of Auckland talks pest eradication program
Anne Batley-Burton – cat activist and former real housewife of Auckland, talks about the Auckland Council pest eradication program in which cats rounded up without microchips can be culled. / Michael Craig
Shocking elephant cruelty: 'We didn't know' says tour operator
Ignorance is no longer an excuse on the issue of elephant-riding.
Paul Little: Why plastic can actually be good for environment
COMMENT: It's time to get serious on solutions which will help the environment.
Teens' seal killing sparks calls for animal welfare education
Four teenage boys aged 15 and 16 have been identified as the killers of a leopard seal.
Grieving orca still swimming with her dead calf, 16 days later
An endangered orca is still clinging to her dead calf more than two weeks after the death.
Kaipara locals may leave town if mega chicken farm goes ahead
About 80 people staged a protest outside Tegel's Auckland head office on Wednesday.
Rachel Stewart: Why kill animals after an 'attack'?
Comment: Animals attack us when we invade their space and we need to realise this.