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 baited trap has been set to catch a dog that has terrorised cattle on several South Auckland lifestyle blocks and killed a tame duck.

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.

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.

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.

Scientists and conservationists are making a last-ditch effort to block the West Australian Government's plan to extend its controversial shark cull for three years.

A bird rescue centre is caring for six giant petrels after concerned members of the public found the birds in distress.

"It is no longer the domain of the 'environmentalist', angry or otherwise to care about the plight of our wildlife, it is up to all New Zealanders."