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Drugged tiger cub found with stuffed tiger toys
Two-month-old tiger cub found amongst stuffed toys at Thailand airport en-route to Iran in woman's luggage.

Our hidden pet abuse shame
The world may be appalled by a British woman who put a cat in a wheelie bin, but it's minor compared to dogs being hanged in NZ, the SPCA say.

Woman who binned cat: It was funny
The British woman caught on camera dumping a cat in a wheelie bin said she 'thought it would be funny'.

Cat dumper under police watch as anger grows
The British woman who was caught on a security camera cruelly dumping a cat in a wheelie bin is now under police protection after being named and shamed by the press.

Five of the best: Off-leash dog parks
Need to blow the cobwebs off you and your pooch? Let him loose in these dog-friendly parks around Auckland.

'Cat dumping' woman found
The British woman who was caught on a security camera cruelly dumping a cat in a wheelie bin has been identified.

Nine whales survive
Just nine of the 63 whales found stranded on a Northland beach on Friday have survived.