The annual list of animal cruelty is shocking.

Barks, wagging tails, and a regal llama at the annual blessing of the animals.

Abandoning a dog and her pups called a cowardly act.

Proposal that could lead to microchipping, registration for cats became a official policy.

A top SPCA inspector wants the man accused of bashing a puppy sent to prison.

A young teenage girl was seen drowning live joeys in a bucket at a school possum hunt.

Bringing your pet to work can benefit your mental wellbeing as well as your fur baby's.

One kitten was killed and a second injured after being thrown from a moving car.

Pippi the cat is home after a harrowing ordeal which saw her ears cut off

GRAPHIC: Auckland cat found with deliberately inflicted injuries.

"He was covered in bite wounds and puncture marks," say devastated owners.

The SPCA and a former inspector disagree on five dogs living in a parked Hamilton car.

Mangere’s SPCA welfare complaints have risen by nearly six hundred in the past year.

Animals have been displaced since the Edgecumbe flood. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Fur is flying over a $3000 donation, feral cats - and a 2-legged moggie that uses wheels.

Pet owners are being warned to bring animals inside, and be prepared to evacuate.

An Auckland man killed his brother's dog during a row while on a Northland family visit.

Milo the missing husky is back home safe and sound, but with many questions unanswered ...

The family of a missing dog fear it may have been stolen from their Mangere home.

Hundreds of angry Edgecumbe residents stormed out of a public meeting last night.

Some Eastern Bay of Plenty residents will be given brief access to their homes today.

Farmer "absolutely not" aware his caged eggs were allegedly passed off as free-range.

Living the dog's life just got a whole lot cooler with a doggie playground complete with a swing bridge, see-saws and tunnels taking shape at the SPCA.

Contact the SPCA if you need a temporary home for a fire-evacuated pet

A dog owner said incident that saw a dog dragged to its death was a "horrible accident".

Strangers opened their wallets to help a small terrier mauled by four dogs.

SPCA investigating a report of a dog being dragged behind an SUV in the Far North.

A vicious dog attack has left a Wellington artist traumatised and struggling to pay thousands in vet bills. Camille Walton was walking

A couple of boxer-cross puppies have been plucked from a certain death at Northland dump where they'd been abandoned in a black rubbish bag.

The Rotorua SPCA has been "flat out" over the holiday period, with the kitten season in full swing. SPCA shelter manager Karen Rolfe