The world may be appalled by a British woman who put a cat in a wheelie bin, but it's minor compared to dogs being hanged in NZ, the SPCA say.

An animal rights group is offering a $10,000 reward after a sheep massacre near Timaru which it is says is one of the country's worst animal abuse cases.

The British woman caught on camera dumping a cat in a wheelie bin said she 'thought it would be funny'.

The owner of the only pup to survive a massacre of more than 30 dogs believes it has been the victim of a poisoning attempt.

A farmer wants TrustPower to check its lines after eight cows died when a 33kV line dropped on his farm.

Convicted animal abusers can now look forward to harsher penalties covering a wider range of offences, says Paw Justice's Shaughan Campbell.

Samantha Hall, 12, is so upset by the sight of the wound to her pony's face that she can't bear to tend to the injured animal.

A battle over factory farming in the UK is underway...

New Zealand food companies are being slippery about whether they use palm oil, according to a Green Party survey.