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.

The deaths of two New Zealand sea lions inside fishing nets designed to help them escape has prompted calls for better protection of the critically endangered species.

For four years, Gary Hurley has been a foster carer for kittens that are too sick or too small to stay with the SPCA.

I was shocked to see the latest Glassons ad featuring a glamorous young woman astride a bull, writes Sally Hibbard.

An Auckland teenager who stabbed a puppy to death during a violent home invasion has been jailed for four years.

A Tasmanian devil has died at a zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after a lump of asphalt was apparently thrown at it.

Why is choosing what to feed your pet harder than choosing what to feed yourself?

Staff at Auckland Zoo and Kelly Tarlton's are hoping a trio of critically ill turtles they are treating make a full recovery.

Sally Hibbard spoke to a leading dog trainer and behavior expert who made it very clear that there is no definitive way to stop an attack, but offers these tips.

Police are helping Department of Conservation staff to find the owner of a dog that killed a native fur seal pup in a horrific attack.

A Rotomanu farmer will stand trial early next year for his part in the starvation and death of hundreds of cattle.

The National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) says its pleased to see a drop in the number of animals used for testing and research.

A West Auckland man has been banned from owning a dog for five years after kicking and punching his dog to death.

Were you shocked at the revelations of cruelty in the New Zealand pork industry earlier this year? I wasn't. I've seen it so many times before, writes Mandy Carter.

There's been a proliferation of pre-election political panels in the run-up to this election - more than I can remember, which is a healthy sign in our democracy.

The controversial dolphin hunting season on Japan's north-west island of Taiji has started, according to officials.

Dogs don't care about this election. Cats like to appear if as they know something but the truth is they don't, writes Mark Sainsbury.

Members of the public have helped to locate the owner of two dogs which fatally attacked a seal in Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula on Monday.

I was recently bitten by an off-the-leash Staffordshire bull terrier in my local park in Orewa.

You might have noticed recently that a plague of "selfies" with tigers appears to have overtaken mobile dating app Tinder (where users "swipe right" to indicate interest; left to reject).

An animal welfare organisation believes a dog fighting ring is behind a rise in the number of dogs going missing, but the SPCA doubts that's the case.