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Brian Rudman: Remove curse of these hell hounds

How many more people have to be killed or maimed by vicious dogs before our parliamentarians and police start to act?

Chance shot for winning snap

Reward offered over Whangarei cat shootings

Lost goat found with psychic's tipoff

A family is delighted to be reunited with their beloved billy goat after being tipped off to his whereabouts by a person who claims to have psychic powers.

Attack not the first for killer dogs

Two large dogs that mauled a pilates instructor to death have attacked before, police say.

Yak attack stuns kids

Stunned schoolchildren watched as a yak attacked a woman on a farm owned by tycoon Alan Gibbs.

Dotterel return to breeding grounds post Rena

Furry friends

If your kids want to go all Dr Doolittle and talk to the animals there are plenty of places to do just that not too far away, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Biosecurity scouring Motutapu for cat threat

Free cat collars to protect native birds

Rare NZ bird settles into new home

Vet faces misconduct complaint

The Veterinary Council is investigating a complaint against a vet who charged almost $4000 after operating on a cat only for it to die a week later.

Rules for animals in captivity up for debate

The kids can handle it

Danielle Wright discovers the world of farm animal handling and finds you don't need to own a farm to become involved.

Elephant conference in NZ

An international conference on conflict between elephants and humans is set to be held in New Zealand for the first time in May.

Dita De Boni: Bring home the bacon butty

Each year more and more imported pork makes its way into the food chain - writes Dita De Boni - mostly through our consumption of cheap processed meat such as luncheon sausage and cheerios.