Man charged after cop savaged by dog
A man will appear in court today after a police officer suffered numerous bite wounds to his head and cuts from a pitbull dog in Foxton yesterday.
A man will appear in court today after a police officer suffered numerous bite wounds to his head and cuts from a pitbull dog in Foxton yesterday.
Thanks to people like Gina Schick, visions of former champion horses being trucked off to pet food factories are proving false.
A policeman suffered numerous bite wounds to his head and cuts to his face in an "appalling" unprovoked attack by a man's pitbull dog in Foxton yesterday.
Animal rights organisation PETA wants Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer to cancel any plans to ship two capuchin monkeys to Australia for the filming of the next Pirates of the Caribbean film.
A fledgling Kaka was mauled to death by a dog in the Wellington region resulting in a plea from park staff to the public to keep their dogs on a leash.
The Green Party has enlisted the help of a cuddly rabbit in a bid to convince Government to support a ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Ngongotaha residents have been burying dead ducks found on the shores of Lake Rotorua, and experts say the birds are likely to have died of botulism.
More stranded pilot whales are expected to die as weather conditions and nightfall hamper efforts to save 174 pilot whales that ran into trouble today.
109-year-old Alfie Date spends his time knitting tiny wool sweaters for tiny injured penguins.
At what point does an individual go from pet enthusiast to 'animal hoarder'? Animal behaviour expert Sally Hibbard investigates.
What I find most frustrating about the all too common practice of chaining up dogs for months and even years on end is the pointlessness of it.
A commercial fisherman who posted a video online of himself killing a shark with a piece of railway iron has been sacked for his actions.
A Reefton man who punched and kicked a cow at the Cape Foulwind dairy farm where he worked has been sentenced to community detention and community work.
As the rare and endangered black petrel nests on Great Barrier Island over summer, fishers have been asked to remain on guard to avoid accidentally hooking them.
Kid Rock has angered animal rights groups after posing with the corpse of a mountain lion he had killed.
One of Auckland Zoo's two siamang gibbons has been put down, ending an 11-year life in which he was believed to have been severely depressed.
A broadcaster that begun with a mission to educate has gained a reputation for hype and fabrication. Time for a reality check.
On Labour Weekend this year, Ashley Schomaker decided to make the holiday a memorable one.
There are aliens living amongst us, not little green men but foreign animal species from ecosystems far away, writes Sally Hibbard.
An Auckland woman who kept 50 cats living in disgusting conditions with serious infections and ailments has been sentenced for her neglect.
For those who didn’t know, Zooey Deschanel is an enthusiastic equestrian, who has competed in numerous competitions.
Filming for Pirates of the Caribbean 5 could be delayed, all thanks to a bit of monkey business in Australian quarantine.
Bridget Foxx-Parr discovers that giving an unwanted cat a second chance has unforeseen benefits.
Owning a pet is a two-way relationship. They give people pleasure during the good times, but you have to take care of them when they fall ill.
Justin Bieber is reported to have "abandoned" his third pet, an adorable puppy called Karma.
Animal welfare has become an important issue for many countries we trade with, writes Mandy Carter. NZ can't afford to ignore increasingly high expectations of how we treat our animals
A living creature is just about the last thing you would expect to be on display in a museum, which is probably why children are drawn to the "weird and wonderful" section of the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
The actions of a Cobden man who set a cat on fire, beat another to death and cut off their paws has been described as "nasty and sadistic" by his own laywer.
Auckland Museum is disappointing some of its younger patrons by "retiring" its menagerie of live creatures - partly because of welfare concerns.