Receivers say the Crafar farms were "in dire straits" when they stepped in last year.

A police dog is undergoing surgery after a man slashed her nose with a knife, before armed officers used a taser to subdue him.

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.