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.

Cookie the dog looked more like the Cookie Monster when his owners first laid eyes on him.

Kenyan authorities have begun a plan to restore the predator-prey balance in one of the country's premier game parks after a recent drought.

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.

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.

An MP's bill proposing an increase in maximum sentences for animal cruelty offences has earned Govt support.

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.