A man is defending accusations that he held a rabbit by its ears and thrust it at passers-by in Auckland's Queen Street.

A furious Tauranga family are demanding justice after an air rifle attack on their beloved cat left it with three legs.

Ross Allan says his children are distraught after their $1000 Abyssinian moggy was shot dead by a neighbour who thought it was feral.

In a disaster, cats head for the hills, but dogs stick around, according to SPCA figures out today.

When neighbours complained of the noise and smell emanating from the local SPCA, the council was bound to investigate.

A golden retriever puppy needed emergency surgery after cutting off the side of his nose running away in panic when the quake hit.

It wasn't just humans shaken by the big quake - hundreds of terrified pets fled during the tremors.

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.

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.

The owner of the only pup to survive a massacre of more than 30 dogs believes it has been the victim of a poisoning attempt.

Ordering a former SPCA general manager to pay $7000 in legal costs could put employees off going to the ERA, says a union.

A former SPCA general manager has been ordered to pay $7000 in legal costs, despite being earlier awarded $500 by the ERA.