A Tasmanian devil has died at a zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after a lump of asphalt was apparently thrown at it.

They’re loveable, cute and raise caring families with their mate for life, right? Wrong. A new book busts the box-office myths.

An Auckland man who crammed 38 dead cats into his freezer has been allowed to keep his three surviving felines but banned from acquiring any more.

Kiwis for Kiwi is running training sessions nationwide to condition hunting dogs against attacking our threatened national bird.

Why is choosing what to feed your pet harder than choosing what to feed yourself?

Staff at Auckland Zoo and Kelly Tarlton's are hoping a trio of critically ill turtles they are treating make a full recovery.

Steamy extra-marital liaisons with the big-shot bloke next door. A love child or two. No it's not Fifty Shades of Grey, it's the secret life of the tui.

New homes being built on the Otago Peninsula could soon come with a strict new planning rule - no cats. But what would a cat ban involve?

Sally Hibbard spoke to a leading dog trainer and behavior expert who made it very clear that there is no definitive way to stop an attack, but offers these tips.

I was once at a party where a child was attacked by one of the host's two rottweilers. Fortunately, there were many people nearby so the dog's teeth and the child's throat were soon parted and the boy suffered no grievous harm.

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 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".

The Department of Conservation says it is still searching for the owner of a dog that killed a baby fur seal on an Auckland Beach last week.

Were you shocked at the revelations of cruelty in the New Zealand pork industry earlier this year? I wasn't. I've seen it so many times before, writes Mandy Carter.

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.