The police and SPCA have carried out a search of a Raglan property as part of an investigation into how the bodies of two cats ended up dead in rubbish bags.

Greymouth police have identified a suspect they believe is responsible for burning a cat last week and say they are confident of making an arrest.

The cat population at Auckland SPCA has reached critical levels and families willing to adopt pets are urgently needed.

A man who filmed himself nailing a possum to a tree has been sentenced to prison.

A lifestyle block farmer who bashed two pigs with a heavy steel bar in a "prolonged and violent attack" in front of an upset teenage boy has been jailed today.

A man who almost starved his dog to death because he had "lost interest" in the pet, has been banned from owning animals for five years.

Pet owners are paying hundreds of dollars every year for insurance to ward off expensive vet bills.

A 4-week-old kitten found in a tied up plastic bag at Whangarei's Mair Park has shocked the local SPCA which wants people to take unwanted animals to its drop-off boxes.

A woman who claimed she could not afford treatment for her kitten's ruptured eye has been sentenced to community service and fined.

A lesson for would-be burglars - in a break-in, don't leave your band-aid behind. The icky DNA 'present' has helped police arrest a double burglary suspect.

Found wandering the streets as a chick, this hen is ready to be given a loving home.

Missy is a 2-year-old female staffie/boxer mixed breed dog that needs some company.

This male Muscovy duck was brought in as a stray.

Abandoned on the streets with a collar embedded in her neck, Zahara has recovered and is ready for a loving home.

Melissa and Charlie come as a pair, having lived together with a previous owner, and would like to be adopted.

Indy was given to the SPCA after her previous owners moved from a country property to a small central home where there was not enough room for her to play.

Nina is a 1-year-old cat that prefers living in a quiet atmosphere as she becomes overwhelmed by loud noises.

These domestic shorthair tabby kittens are playful and loveable. They get along well so would love to be adopted together.