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SPCA to prosecute those who cut off puppy's ears
Animal protection inspectors are closing in on offenders responsible for cutting off the ears of an eight-week-old pitbull puppy.
Brood of hens (+recipes)
An egg's an egg, right? Not quite, as they're not equal in weight or taste.
Rabbit-swinging man says he was trying to show animal off
A man is defending accusations that he held a rabbit by its ears and thrust it at passers-by in Auckland's Queen Street.
Family furious over air rifle attack on cat
A furious Tauranga family are demanding justice after an air rifle attack on their beloved cat left it with three legs.
Neighbours at war over cat's death
Ross Allan says his children are distraught after their $1000 Abyssinian moggy was shot dead by a neighbour who thought it was feral.
Canterbury's missing pets
In a disaster, cats head for the hills, but dogs stick around, according to SPCA figures out today.
SPCA boss is in doghouse
When neighbours complained of the noise and smell emanating from the local SPCA, the council was bound to investigate.
Christchurch earthquake: Puppy stitched up after night of panic
A golden retriever puppy needed emergency surgery after cutting off the side of his nose running away in panic when the quake hit.
Missing pets add to post quake stress
It wasn't just humans shaken by the big quake - hundreds of terrified pets fled during the tremors.
Abused pup used as basketball
A puppy has been rehomed in an animal shelter after being kicked, struck against a tree and thrown through a basketball hoop by four boys.
Our hidden pet abuse shame
The world may be appalled by a British woman who put a cat in a wheelie bin, but it's minor compared to dogs being hanged in NZ, the SPCA say.