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Crossbow cat teen may get diversion
A teen accused of firing a crossbow bolt through the head of a cat may be granted diversion.
Teen in court over crossbow attack
A teen accused of firing a crossbow bolt through the head of a cat has been granted name suppression in a brief court appearance.
Pet dog attacks SPCA volunteer
The SPCA is reviewing its procedures around dogs after a volunteer was mauled by a "family" dog that had shown no hint of aggression until it attacked.
Dog suffers due to cheap collar
'Clearly this is not rocket science.' The SPCA is shocked by an Otara woman's cruelty in neglecting to change her dog's collar, causing it a serious neck wound.
Dog locked in kennel chews off own foot
A farmer has been convicted of ill-treating an animal after his dogs were locked in filthy kennels so long one chewed off its own foot.
SPCA clips wings of bird scheme
The SPCA has clipped the wings of a programme that looked after injured birds.
SPCA releases 2013 List of Shame
Black swans run over by a boat, a pet sheep bashed and set on fire, and fowl found stuffed in a chest of drawers have topped the SPCA's 2013 List of Shame.
Crossbow attack: Owner to meet teen
The owner of a cat shot through the head with a crossbow says she will talk to an 18-year-old who handed himself into police before she decides whether to push for charges to be laid.
Christchurch's quake dogs
The canine heroes and victims of Christchurch’s earthquakes are immortalised in a new book by Laura Sessions and Craig Bullock.
Teens charged over grisly death of lamb
Two Dunedin youths have been arrested in relation to the theft and mutilation of a pet lamb in the city last month.
Man who starved puppy avoids jail
A dog owner who starved a puppy to death today "narrowly" escaped jail, but has been banned form owning animals for four years.
SPCA wants 'inhumane' gin traps banned
The SPCA is calling for gin traps to be banned after two pet cats were caught and badly injured in west Auckland within a month.
Clinic for student flat cats
About 60 "flat cats" came a step closer to domestic bliss at a clinic in Dunedin for the cats of tertiary students.
Farmer offers lamb after child's pet brutally killed
The owner of a lamb which was bashed and killed on Saturday says he has been blown away by one Central Otago sheep farmer's kindness.
Pet lamb stolen, set on fire and dumped
A beloved pet lamb was stolen and later dumped with a smashed head and set on fire outside its Dunedin home early yesterday, police say.
Roaming dog attacks rise
Attacks on guide dogs by out-of-control canines have increased this year, leaving owners and animals injured and distressed.
SPCA 'mercy killings' spark investigation
An investigation has been launched into the "mercy killing" of about 20 cats and kittens at the Wairarapa SPCA centre in Masterton.
Some animal testing inevitable
SPCA head and staunch animal welfare advocate Bob Kerridge admits that some animal testing will be required as part of a new regime which is designed to prove the safety of party pills and synthetic cannabis.