WARNING: Distressing content. The SPCA is asking for help to find out who maimed the cat.

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.

More than 300 animals rescued in Edgecumbe, including a boogie-boarding fox terrier.

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.

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

Nearly 1000 cats have found themselves in predicaments needing rescue by fire crews in the last five years.

For Pets on the Net founder Kim Buchanan, it is the sheer joy of helping people find their pets that has kept her in the business for 14 years.

Last year 60,000 animals, including severely abused dogs and kittens with extra toes, made their way through the doors of the SPCA's

The man angered by the dog triggering lights and getting into the rubbish.

Community service and $6000 fine for man who allowed puppies to die of infectious illness.

Sentence a win for animal welfare says SPCA.

Three weeks on from a theft, where six puppies were stolen, SPCA Turangi has had no word on the fate of the young animals.

Further proposals to reduce the risk and harm of dog attacks has been given a tentative thumbs up from local animal welfare advocates

Waikato SPCA announced on Friday that it will close its doors.

Pamela De Vere left two dogs to starve in a garage without food or water. It was the second time she had ill-treated animals.