Summer spike in bad dog behaviour sparks reminder about canine etiquette
Northland councils see a spike in complaints about bad dog behaviour every summer.
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The zoo fears pyrotechnics could have dire effects on animal breeding cycles.
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A plan is being hatched to protect endangered dotterels nesting next to Auckland Airport.
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The woman is facing 18 charges of neglect involving horses.
Defence Force investigating alleged animal abuse at Canterbury military camp
A soldier is being investigated for allegedly dumping a mistreated dog in a recycling bin.
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'The orangutan was alarmed to find an unknown occupant in their bed'.
'Heartbreaking': Auckland man sentenced after starving horses ate own faeces
The man was convicted of 30 offences involving 11 horses at his Dairy Flat property.
Cat-astrophe: Northland groups welcome report recommending mandatory desexing
Animal welfare groups are backing a report that would make desexing cats mandatory.
‘We’re going to miss him forever’: Superstar cat 'went out on his own terms'
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Calls for authorities to intervene over ‘local harmful cat feeder’
Cat owners have tracked a woman leaving food they say is making their cats sick.
New mobile desexing clinic for Northland on the way
The SPCA is hoping its new mobile desexing clinic will reduce unwanted litters of puppies.
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Harm on the farm: What's behind cruelty to animals?
Safe believes the problem is worse than the figures show.
News in brief: De-sexing of cats and dogs made easier; police seek witnesses to fatal crashes
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Plea to pet owners to get animals desexed as kittens overwhelm centres
An unusually high number of kittens has stretched Northland rescue centres.
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SPCA provides story books in te reo to Māori education providers across Aotearoa
SPCA is providing books in Te Reo to schools who teach te reo.
'Animals in desperate need': Auckland SPCA hosting adoption day this weekend
Auckland SPCA centres are hosting their first adoption day in three years.
‘I want justice’: Man wakes up on birthday to find dog stabbed to death
'Good boy' stabbed in the abdomen and died from blood loss.
'Filthy' conditions: Judge upholds 32 animal neglect convictions for 84yo former top breeder
Barbara Glover and her daughter were found guilty in a judge-alone trial.
'Catastrophic injury': Whippy the greyhound rescued, owner convicted
The SPCA rescued Whippy saying it was horrific to think what the dog was going through.
'Meth more common': SPCA calls for end to greyhound racing
Animal welfare activists want the tote closed on the sport after ongoing meth detections.
Stud farm owner banned for life from racing industry after mare's death
It was one of the worst cases of neglect to come before a racing authority.
Watch: Furry friends find safe haven at Hastings Racecourse after cyclone
Hastings racecourse becomes a hub for animal help and household donations.
Flooding has 'catastrophic' effect on livestock
The floods have brought 'absolutely harrowing' tales of people's animals drowning.
Where is Minka? Family cat missing from ‘luxury’ cattery
Pedigree cat goes missing from warehouse masquerading as luxury cattery.
Rotorua's SPCA is already at capacity, but is bracing for a summer influx
Rotorua's SPCA is at capacity, and is expecting an influx of animals over summer.
‘Explanations defy logic’: Woman faked evidence to win Tenancy Tribunal hearing
Judge Paul Mabey found there was a 'consistent pattern of fraud' in the woman's offending.
SPCA warns of fines if dogs left in cars as weather heats up
SPCA says dog owners are still under-estimating the risk of leaving their pets in cars
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Bizarre twist as convicted animal abuser sues NZ welfare charities
The SPCA has seized horses from convicted animal abuser Lena Duncan's Far North property.