Woman finds the dog she took to be euthanised up for adoption a year later
'I have a lot of questions, but first and foremost, I want him back.'
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Govt’s new 'pet bond' won’t make a difference to struggling renters, animal advocates say
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'Extraordinarily wrong': More than 500 dead horses found at NSW property
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Two horses shot dead by police north of Taupō
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Man bashed elderly dog with mallet to 'put it out of its misery'
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Group of young people drive car into deer and kill a stag
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