Wanganui residents come to the rescue of an injured puppy whose owner could not afford the operation it desperately needed.

The Auckland SPCA has closed down an arcade game involving live crayfish at three pubs across Auckland city.

The SPCA warns its inspectors will enlist the help of police to close down an arcade game involving live crayfish if pub managers won't co-operate.

A man who fed live kittens to his pitbull claims he is 'an animal lover'.

The SPCA has announced it will lay charges in relation to the 'frenzied' slaughter of 33 dogs on a property in Wellsford.

Garth George writes that the new bill against animal abuse should reflect the gravity of the offence.

The SPCA says it's possible some dogs killed in last week's massacre were first injured, but not killed, by shotgun blasts.

The man who took part in the gruesome Wellsford massacre of 33 dogs insisted that his conscience was clear last night.

Three police cars were last night at the property of one of the men believed to have shot 33 dogs.

SPCA staff who inspected carcasses of 33 dogs slaughtered in Northland earlier this week have been offered counselling.

SPCA inspectors sent to the scene of a mass killing of dogs have described it as a 'frightening example of animal abuse.'

A dispute between two neighbours has led to the slaughter of 33 dogs.

The ERA rules the SPCA acted "fairly and reasonably" in making a former general manager redundant months after he started. David Lloyd-Barker claimed his redundancy was "a sham".