New Zealand fur seals were protected but not endangered.

Left for dead after being horribly abused, Jimmy now has a happy life worth barking about.

It may seem like a silly thing to ponder, but knowing your pet's "real" age is important.

Owners think kitten slipped down the pipe after wandering around on the roof.

"That's all he kept saying to the doctors – 'Take what you need but keep me alive.'"

"I was quite surprised to see them," Auckland woman's surprise at cat rescuers.

Researchers also hope to develop 'electronic nose'.

The keepers at Kelly Tarlton's got to share the day with over 100 penguins.

Madeline Seaman from Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium is the Penguin team leader and spent some quiet time with her feathered friends on World Friendship Day. / Video by Greg Bowker

Police have released graphic video of the goat being tasered 13 times.

The SPCA Cupcake Day is Monday 6 August this year.

Scientists have found that it really is the cat who determines the harmony in your home.

A visiting Leopard seal entertains the locals at Te Atatu Peninsula. / Video by Michael Craig

Lucy the 4-week-old lamb thinks she's a dog. Video supplied / The Adventures of my Staffies and Friends/Fosters

The emergency call in California came in as a bee sting. How wrong they were.

Pet shop owner, Keith Thompson appeals to thieves to return stolen animals.

The eight rhinos were moved to Tsavo East National Park to help protect the species.

Incident is certain to raise questions about the dangers of caging predators.

"Think you're having a bad day? Lemme show you what a real bad day looks like."

Entrepreneurial siblings set up doggy daycare. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

English Bulldog Zsa Zsa had little time to bask in the glory of her win.

Two naughty dogs who broke into a van to eat a postal worker's lunch has gone viral.

The rodent was found by a DOC ranger on Saturday, it had been sighted 12 days earlier.

Darcy's tongue turned blue and panic set in - then flight attendants came to the rescue.

DoC rangers discovered the whale on Saturday, the cause of death is unknown.

The humpback was seen swimming happily between Taiaroa Head and the Aramoana mole.

Auckland Zoo's Pridelands habitat is now open to the public.

Pearl already dines on Fancy Feast, but she wanted more. Sorry, dog.

Interview: Sylvia Durrant ‘The Bird Lady’

Once again Wellington's visiting southern right whale put on a display while frolicking in the harbour near the Inter-islander ferry terminal. / Mark Mitchell