A chain of Auckland pet stores is facing regular visits from SPCA inspectors after complaints about the welfare of their animals.

The Govt should think carefully when drawing up its new rules for the treatment of pigs, writes Catriona MacLennan.

Feeling a bit tired and grouchy? We suggest you head to Grouchos Cafe, just off Wellesley St West, where you're bound to be cheered up.

Animal rights protesters - and one beagle - picketed outside the venue for a speech by animal testing scientist Allen Goldenthal yesterday.

A plan to create intensive dairy farms in South Canterbury's MacKenzie country has been shelved because the consent process is too costly.

Two men who allegedly shot 33 dogs on a rural property north of Auckland have each been charged with 14 animal cruelty offences.

The fight against killing animals for the sake of fashion continues but designers are increasingly going back to the old favourite - albeit claiming the skins are ethically produced.