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Pet goat slaughtered on tether

Dogs' deaths blamed on toxic algae

Guilty plea for cat killings

<i>Brian Rudman</i>: Knives? It's the killer dogs that scare me

Sheep numbers fall, dairy cows reach record

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

Kiwi safe after fires

Mamma Moa! The boys were given such a bullying

For sale, a zoo in Gaza City

Spared dogs kill owner

Boys in blue bring home the bacon

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

<i>Garth George:</i> Animal cruelty the realm of psychopaths

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

SPCA exhumes three bodies after dog slaughter

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

Govt to back greater penalties for animal cruelty

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

Bodies of slaughtered dogs exhumed

Dog-attack victim, 5, leaves hospital

Moa 'flew from South America'

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