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.
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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
Local Focus: SPCA Masterton is having kittens
It's kitten season and SPCA Masterton needs your help.
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.
Fireworks safety a concern ahead of Guy Fawkes
Concerns are being raised over the safety of fireworks ahead of Guy Fawkes this weekend.
'Urgently seeking fosters': Influx at animal rescues due to cost of living crisis
Animal rescue organisations 'urgently seeking fosters' amid influx in animal offloading.
SPCA: Fat pets are 'suffering senselessly'
Owners thought they were showing love to their pets by overfeeding them.
'Emaciated' pigs rescued by SPCA ready for new homes
Two of the pigs had already died from lack of care when the SPCA found them.
Top breeder found guilty of neglect allowed to keep dogs until sentence appealed
Prosecutor says he has no confidence woman and her daughter will look after their dogs.
15 racing dogs found in 'squalid' and 'inexcusable' conditions
Integrity Board: 'This offending was at the very high end of the scale of seriousness.'
Dog owner sentenced after trip to vet revealed starving pet was dead
Woman took starving dog to the vet, unaware it was already dead.
'Wee sunk-in faces': 22 starving puppies dumped
Cold and starving pups, believed to be two litters, abandoned near Christchurch.
SPCA accused of acting by stealth with closure of town's centre
Central Hawke's Bay residents are angry at the SPCA's decision to close its local centre.
Dog severely injured at high-end pet daycare, vet bills top $20k
Baxter had been at his resort-like daycare for a month - then the unthinkable happened.
Families distraught after two dogs found mutilated in suspected dog fighting ring
A Far North community believes a dogfighting ring is operating after dead dogs were found.
Fatal attack on miniature poodle claimed to be 'accident'
The dog would have suffered severely before dying, the judge said.
'Out of hand' cat colony prompts calls for foster support
'We need people to foster them otherwise their fate isn't going to be good'
Napier's Marineland: The sad tale of Daphne the dolphin
The striker waited, poised breathlessly for a dolphin to break the surface of the water.
'Basically cooking': 347 complaints of dogs locked in hot cars this summer nationally
It can take less than 10 minutes for the inside of a car to exceed 31C.
20 kittens dumped: Think twice before buying kittens for Christmas
231 felines currently at Rescue, Revive, Rehome Bay of Blenty.
'Senseless': Bunnies and ducks killed at animal rescue centre
Police and SPCA are investigating.
It's dog month on Wellington's Cable Car
The $2 ticket for dogs will be donated to the SPCA throughout the trial.
Friends rally around tireless animal rescuer who lost home and cats in fire
Some of the cats being cared for at the property are still unaccounted for.
Poison in tampons used to kill feral dogs in Far North
Locals frustrated by the ongoing menace have taken to desperate measures.
Cats killed in fire: Firefighters seen with scratches on their arms
At least 11 cats have died in a house fire in Golflands, East Auckland.
Lynn Charlton: Court action to round up rodeos
OPINION: We can't claim high animal welfare standards while holding violent animal shows.
'Nutcase, evil person': Nine-month ban for repeat cat abuser
Tereariki Moses, 40, beat a cat to death with a plank of wood in 2018.
Dog owner wonders why SPCA couldn't shut down alleged puppy farm
An Auckland man who bought a puppy from an alleged puppy farm in Northland wants answers.
Dinosaur man beats meth, declares war on litter
Travis Takutai and his kids are raising rubbish clean-up awareness in Whangārei.