The search is on for the people who shaved a family cat in Christchurch and marked a swastika on its back.

One hundred grey shark fins, and one orange fin, are floating in Wellington harbour today to mark the final day of shark awareness week.

A change of heart by Parliament on testing recreational drugs on animals has been hailed as a "great day for beagle puppies".

I've always classified those horse-drawn carriages in Central Park alongside Venice's gondolas.

A dog owner who starved a puppy to death today "narrowly" escaped jail, but has been banned form owning animals for four years.

Beagles are cute, with big eyes and floppy ears. Still, if I was hungry I'd eat one and if I am going to take a drug I do not care how many cute beagles need to die for me to be safe.

Three young people could be heard urging a terrified man to come outside and talk to them before they smashed their way into his home and killed a 12-week-old puppy.

Four days after a pet dog disappeared, its skinned and mutilated body was dumped on a family's South Auckland lawn.

About 60 "flat cats" came a step closer to domestic bliss at a clinic in Dunedin for the cats of tertiary students.

A woman out for her morning walk was left with deep bites on her forearm and thighs after being rushed by a dog which dragged her to the ground.

Derek Cheng challenges himself and sets a new personal best for culinary repugnancy.

Auckland SPCA is overrun with rabbits. The organisation is hunting for homes for more than 40 rabbits - and staff say it's a great time to adopt.