Bridget Foxx-Parr discovers that giving an unwanted cat a second chance has unforeseen benefits.

Owning a pet is a two-way relationship. They give people pleasure during the good times, but you have to take care of them when they fall ill.

They say Christmas is all about the children, however if it happens that your 'children' are of the furry variety that's no reason to leave them off Santa's list.

A pair of nesting rare birds has forced an Auckland museum to move a live action event in order to protect the endangered chicks.

Justin Bieber is reported to have "abandoned" his third pet, an adorable puppy called Karma.

Tails are wagging across the country as New Zealand's first treat delivery service for dogs is unleashed.

If you are worried that your dog is not paying attention to what you are saying, simply look at where is he is staring.

A loyal dog has shown up every day for two years at a Siberian hospital where her master passed away.

A giant ancient penguin far taller than any species alive today has been described for the first time after its fossil remains sat for decades inside an Auckland storage shed.

Officer struck four-year-old bull mastiff in the chest, causing serious injury, after it wandered onto his property. (Warning: article contains disturbing image.)

A farmer subjected to a "fast and furious" attack by a belligerent bovine says he was lucky to escape serious injury.

Auckland Zoo is well known for it's efforts in the preservation of the Sumatran wildlife. Palm oil plantations are the main cause for the destruction of the rainforests which are home to the orangutan and many other species. With only an estimated 5,000 left in the world experts expect that the species could become extinct within the next 15 years.

Italian police yesterday revealed an enormous collection of animals confiscated in recent months from jailed or arrested mafia bosses.

The actions of a Cobden man who set a cat on fire, beat another to death and cut off their paws has been described as "nasty and sadistic" by his own laywer.

A mouse's bid to stowaway in a hollowed-out baguette from the Cook Islands to New Zealand has failed after biosecurity officials stopped it at the border.

A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was attacked by a rhino at Whipsnade Zoo in Britain.

A police officer rescued a storm-drenched baby morepork from the side of the road before making a bed for it at the Hamilton police station.

A police officer rescued a storm-drenched baby morepork from the side of the road before making a bed for it at the Hamilton Police Station.

With Christmas upon us there will undoubtedly be some animals thrust into the noise and excitement of the day, writes Sally Hibbard.

A symposium being held today at Massey University will discuss the potential "de-extinction" of NZ birds, with the huia sitting at the top of the list.

Dressed as chickens and posing in giant cages, more than 20 protestors gathered outside the resource consent hearing of a proposed caged chicken farm in South Auckland this morning.

It’s pitch black and Kina Scollay is in a cage at the bottom of the ocean as huge shapes emerge from the darkness.

An SPCA boss disgusted by how many dogs are starving in her patch will tomorrow begin a three-day hunger strike.

About 200 police officers, 30 members of the armed forces, a helicopter and specialist dogs trained to sniff out their quarry.

A kiwi with unusual ginger colouring has been released to the Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary Kiwi Creche in Taupo after hatching at Rainbow Springs’ Kiwi Encounter.

Kiwi are likely to be lost from mainland New Zealand "within our grandchildren's lifetimes" and without continuing intervention could be extinct within 50 years.