The SPCA is calling for better education to "break the cycle of cruelty in our country".

A growing problem is putting those tourists at serious risk.

Adult and 40 pup seals are believed to have died from natural causes.

Dead muttonbird leaks blood from overhead locker into plane cabin.

New Zealand fur seals were protected but not endangered.

MPI found to have 'ignored the law' and was 'high-handed', say judges.

Where are the science and primary industry creds of our biosecurity MPI bosses?

WARNING: Disturbing footage: 'The sheer scale of animal suffering was overwhelming.'

COMMENT: If farmers don't find a new way forward soon, they'll feel more alone than ever.

"He was the center of my existence. Everyone who met him instantly fell in love with him."

The police dog is recovering well at home with his handler.

MPI says numbers up 13 per cent from the record low achieved in the previous year.

The rodent was found by a DOC ranger on Saturday, it had been sighted 12 days earlier.

The video shows a young man accelerating over a possum, which appears to be alive.

Evan Thomas runs with the bulls in pamplona. www.evanthomas.me

A group of teenagers has been filmed violently attacking a defenceless bird.

Pit full of bones and carcasses found on Northland farm at centre of cruelty allegations.

Minister wants more inspectors following latest animal abuse case

NZ's Bachelor series may have some colourful characters. They've got nothing on this lot.

Rural animal owners fear for their beasts as neighbour insists on fireworks display.

Let Cory Toth from the University of Auckland show you how Mystacina bats get lucky. / assabvideos

This is the face of a miracle, an almost unbelievable survival story. This cat survived a 4.5 hour car journey! Source: North Taranaki SPCA

The owner yelled and screamed but the dogs were intent on savaging the cattle.

Farms animals have a world of emotions - and scientists say we need to understand them.

The SPCA is calling for more people to foster animals.

Activists are calling on Japan to "put down the harpoons".

Documentation has shed light on the circumstances surrounding cop's decision.

M. Bovis will not stop the annual movement of farmers and their cattle

The Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year is now the Rural Catch and includes women.

Worker's alcohol issues flagged after only one of two horses survive high-speed joyride.