Last year Craig Bullock brought us a book hailing the canine heroes and victims of Christchurch’s earthquakes. Now it’s the turn of the felines.

Trout taken from catchments where 1080 poison has been dumped are safe to eat, the Ministry of Primary Industries says.

A Hamilton man says he's no hero but is grateful for the recognition he has received after he saved a woman being mauled by her dog.

The National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) says its pleased to see a drop in the number of animals used for testing and research.

A Hamilton woman who was mauled by her own dog is praising the bravery of a passing stranger who she says saved her life.

The father of a woman mauled to death by a pair of notoriously aggressive rottweilers told a court he has been "deeply wounded and changed forever".

Photos from the 60th Eukanuba National Dog Show

New research, which measures the positive and negative emotional states in dogs, shows that man’s best friend can now be defined as a ‘pessimist’ or as an ‘optimist’.

If spending hot summer days in a fur coat doesn't appeal, then spare a thought for the cats, dogs and other furry creatures that don't have any option as temperatures rise.

A golden retriever has been rescued after being trapped down a hole on the West Coast for five days.

The amazing story of a cat that travelled more than 200 kilometres and turned up at the Gisborne SPCA after going missing four years earlier has come to a very happy ending.

Images are extracted from Crap Taxidermy by Kat Su, RRP $19.99, available 30 September where all good books are sold.

Graphic content warning: A 22-year old man has admitted to animal cruelty charges in the Greymouth District Court.

A foal is turning heads not because of its lineage but for its rare white colour.

The Department of Conservation and other pest management bodies will have an extra tool to battle rats, stoats and possums with Ohiti - a new trap sensor system.

Tauranga has been put on the celebrity-pooch map after global superstar Lady Gaga bought a month's worth of dog food from a Tauranga company.

A live scorpion has been destroyed after being found in the tent of a traveller returning to Auckland from Mexico.

Stories about lizards hidden in underpants and monkeys strapped to midriffs may cause some amusement, but is a much more serious issue.

A scorpion has been destroyed after being found inside the tent of a traveller coming back into Auckland from Mexico at Auckland Airport.

Two Reefton women who were caught in the bush as 1080 poison rained from the sky last summer are now both reporting ill health.

A Northern Territory goose hunter fought off a crocodile by wrestling it and poking it in the eyes, police say.

Volunteers have gone into South Island back country looking for white-tailed deer which may have been killed by a Department of Conservation 1080 poison drop.

Skinks might not be as ''sexy'' as other endangered wildlife but giving $146,000 to support the work of a community group focusing on boosting the Otago skink population is money well spent, Conservation Minister Nick Smith says.

Scientists yesterday discovered the eyes were 35cm wide, at least 8cm bigger than the last one.