A targeted programme to capture and neuter stray cats before releasing them would reduce the population humanely and effectively, a visiting American animal law expert says.

Two dairy farmers, a stock agent and a trucking company have been prosecuted for putting 25 cows through a hellish trip to the slaughterhouse.

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.

Conservation groups say a new government proposal to help the world's rarest marine dolphin, Maui's dolphin, is inadequate and will not save the species from extinction.

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.

Fat cat Hazel is a pet with a plan. And she needs an owner willing to help her stick to it.

In the foothills of the Himalayas, a war is being waged. Soldiers with M16 assault rifles patrol the grasslands and forests and surveillance drones buzz overhead.

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.