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![What does your cat really think about you?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What does your cat really think about you?
A doctor is analysing some of your cat's most peculiar behaviour.
![Should we replace our pets with robots?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Should we replace our pets with robots?
We call them our best friends, and fur babies, but do our pets really want to be with us?
![The worst thing you can say when a pet dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The worst thing you can say when a pet dies
Grieving for a pet may seem an indulgence compared to other miseries, so why do we do it?
![Cat slowly suffering from poisoning after being shot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cat slowly suffering from poisoning after being shot
The diagnosis does not look good for Misty the cat as scans reveal bullets in her bowel.
![Woman 'devastated' after dogs shatter knee](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman 'devastated' after dogs shatter knee
Auckland woman's fitness back at square one after two dogs shatter her leg.
![Focus: Is your cat dangerously fat?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Is your cat dangerously fat?
We talk about cute and chubby Kiwi cats on International Cat Day
![Five ways to make sure your dog doesn't go missing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Five ways to make sure your dog doesn't go missing
Megan Denize, a.k.a. Inspector Spot, works hard to find lost pets.
![Meet Lachlan's best friend - Lady the labrador](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Meet Lachlan's best friend - Lady the labrador
Life for Lachlan Carnahan can be frustrating, lonely and tiring. But he made a new friend.
![Goat stuck in tree for two days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Goat stuck in tree for two days
"It's just one of those bizarre things," a Fire Service spokesman said.
![Vets offer reward to catch cat shooters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Vets offer reward to catch cat shooters
Financial reward offered to anyone who can help catch those who shot two city cats.
![Inside the bizarre life of Bubbles the chimp](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside the bizarre life of Bubbles the chimp
Michael Jackson never gave the Wauchula Center for Great Apes a penny after chimp's move.
![Why this dog photo is going viral](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why this dog photo is going viral
This is the moment this dog realised the birthday cake was for him.
![Do you secretly hate your dog?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Do you secretly hate your dog?
Fiona Fraser was slow to succumb to puppy love but, she writes, there was no escape.
![Brave toddler and the pooch who carries his oxygen tank](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brave toddler and the pooch who carries his oxygen tank
Little boy with an extremely rare lung disease has found a loveable ally.
!['We'll be back': Greenpeace pipeline protesters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We'll be back': Greenpeace pipeline protesters
Greenpeace protesters halted work at the irrigation construction site in Canterbury today.
!['Incredibly rare' blue whale spotted in Hauraki Gulf](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Incredibly rare' blue whale spotted in Hauraki Gulf
Crew left "buzzing" after spotting the world's largest animal feeding in the Hauraki Gulf.
![Why you shouldn't let your dog lick your mouth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why you shouldn't let your dog lick your mouth
Bad breath aside, there are more alarming health concerns to licking your pet dog's mouth.
![Five dogs that don't look like dogs at all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Five dogs that don't look like dogs at all
You wouldn't keep a lion or a wolf - but you can find dogs that look just like them.
![How slugs became the inspiration for glue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How slugs became the inspiration for glue
Researchers have created a super-strong glue which can cling to internal organs.
![Stuck on the wheel: Hamster clings on for dear life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stuck on the wheel: Hamster clings on for dear life
This hamster had a rough day when it got caught in a wheel as its friend span round.
![Brave police officer wrestlers angry alligator](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brave police officer wrestlers angry alligator
Officer held gator's jaws shut with his bare hands, a technique he learned at his village.
![Watch: Polar bears play in snow during summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Polar bears play in snow during summer
Polar bears enjoy truckloads of delivered snow during a hot summer in Finland.
![Piggery's hidden cameras show sows' 'life of misery'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Piggery's hidden cameras show sows' 'life of misery'
Animal activists use virtual reality to take people inside a farm shed with caged pigs.
![Little blue penguins perish after slip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Little blue penguins perish after slip
Two penguin carcasses have been discovered after a slip swept away nesting boxes.
![Dogs love us more than cats do](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dogs love us more than cats do
Research shows dogs get a rush of "happy hormone" when interacting with humans.
![Why Harry Potter spells disaster for owls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why Harry Potter spells disaster for owls
Harry Potter fans could be playing a huge part in the surge in the illegal trade of owls.
![Meet New Zealand's very first pet detective](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Meet New Zealand's very first pet detective
We follow this Kiwi Ace Ventura as she tries to track down a beloved lost pup named Marlo.