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.

Last year Craig Bullock brought us a book hailing the canine heroes and victims of Christchurch’s earthquakes. Now it’s the turn of the felines.

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.

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.

With a face only a mother could love - a baby tuatara was captured on film as it hatched out of its egg at Victoria University of Wellington.

The battle against poachers is taking a grim toll on the people charged with protecting wild animals

I really like old American cars - I like how they look and how they sound but please don't ask me anything about their inner workings.

New Zealanders want Maui’s and Hector’s dolphins protected, and are prepared to pay for it, according to a new report.

Intensive and sometimes controversial forms of threatened species management may be needed to reverse the increasing rate of global biodiversity losses, a University of Otago zoologist says.

There are three approved organizations in NZ that can act on animal welfare complaints: the police, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Royal NZ Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RNZSPCA).

A 17-year-old rescued by a mother-of-two and a police officer when his pitbull viciously mauled him believes the animal couldn't stop.

Labour is reassuring consumers that a proposed ban on cosmetics tested on animals will not strip popular makeup and beauty brands from New Zealand shelves.

Two brothers who starved horses so badly they had to be shot by animal welfare officers have been jailed and banned from owning horses for five years.