Police worked with mechanics and a vet to save a kitten who lost a leg on the motorway.

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

Ignorance is no longer an excuse on the issue of elephant-riding.

COMMENT: It's time to get serious on solutions which will help the environment.

Four teenage boys aged 15 and 16 have been identified as the killers of a leopard seal.

An endangered orca is still clinging to her dead calf more than two weeks after the death.

About 80 people staged a protest outside Tegel's Auckland head office on Wednesday.

Comment: Animals attack us when we invade their space and we need to realise this.

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.

The otters can often be seen piled onto their heated rock, enjoying its warmth.

Planning to bring your cat or dog on an Uber or taxi? You should read this.

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

Man punches possum: Pest control – or animal cruelty? / Facebook

Sustainable wildlife tourism programs raise funds and awareness for rhino conservation.

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