It's a question I don't usually ask my husband on a Saturday afternoon, but he was in an awkward position.

Kenyan authorities have begun a plan to restore the predator-prey balance in one of the country's premier game parks after a recent drought.

Wanganui residents come to the rescue of an injured puppy whose owner could not afford the operation it desperately needed.

Sheep numbers have continued to fall, dairy cow numbers are rising and grain crops increased markedly, latest agricultural production figures show.

The SPCA has announced it will lay charges in relation to the 'frenzied' slaughter of 33 dogs on a property in Wellsford.

A pitbull owner suffered serious head and arm injuries when his own two pitbull crosses attacked him inside his home this morning.

Timaru police were on a serious mission when they squared off with a 100kg pig.

Garth George writes that the new bill against animal abuse should reflect the gravity of the offence.

The SPCA says it's possible some dogs killed in last week's massacre were first injured, but not killed, by shotgun blasts.

An MP's bill proposing an increase in maximum sentences for animal cruelty offences has earned Govt support.

Ancestors of NZ's extinct flightless bird, the moa, probably flew here from South America and then lost the ability to fly home.