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Australia urged to stop slaughtering conscious animals
The King of Jordan's sister has appealed to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to stop the slaughter of conscious animals for halal meat in Australia.
The King of Jordan's sister has appealed to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to stop the slaughter of conscious animals for halal meat in Australia.
A dog which died after visiting a Coromandel beach tests positive to the same toxin thought to have killed five dogs in Auckland.
Animal welfare chiefs have revealed their list of shame - 52 acts of serious cruelty in New Zealand in the past 12 months.
Inspectors have begun urgent checks on the welfare of livestock at farms owned by the Crafar family, amid concerns that publicity over alleged cruelty could harm New Zealand's reputation.
Public health officers are warning parents to closely watch children - and look out for toxic sea slugs - on Hauraki Gulf beaches.
Traces of the rat poison, Brodifacoum, have been found in two little blue penguins that died in the Hauraki Gulf.
The head of the Department of Conservation said rat poison drops on two Hauraki Gulf islands should be delayed over public concerns.