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Vivienne Westwood gets wet for PETA (+vid)

Dame Vivienne Westwood has admitted she shares bathwater with her husband.

Animals starved to death after separation

Chickens starved to death, dead and decaying bobby calves and the carcasses of four goats were found by SPCA inspectors at a rural West Auckland property.

Jail for lengthy, brutal attack on pigs

A lifestyle block farmer who bashed two pigs with a heavy steel bar in a "prolonged and violent attack" in front of an upset teenage boy has been jailed today.

Man guilty of oven cleaner dog attack

The man accused of spraying oven cleaner into a dog's face has been found guilty by a jury in the Wellington District Court.

Man jailed after 'barbaric' dog beating

A man has been jailed for a year and banned from owning animals for a decade after beating and drowning a dog in an attempt to euthanise it, the SPCA said.

Dog sprayed with oven cleaner

A man sprayed oven cleaner into a dog's face several times while walking in an off-lead area of a park, a jury at Wellington District Court has been told.

Dog attack reawakens nightmare

Parents of dog-attack victims say they relive the nightmare each time they hear of another child suffering horrific injuries when they are mauled by a dog.

Brian Rudman: Dog-law emphasis on owner rights is barking mad

The "right to enjoy owning dogs" has to be protected, even at the cost of 20,000 human victims, writes Brian Rudman.

Teen who shot cat with crossbow would suffer 'extreme hardship' if named

NZ dairy company investigated for slaughter - reports

A New Zealand dairy company is reportedly being investigated by Chilean authorities over allegations it inhumanely slaughtered thousands of calves it couldn't use for milk production.

US envoy slams Japanese dolphin slaughter

The picturesque bay at Taiji, 420km south of Tokyo, is the site of the world's largest annual dolphin slaughter.

Farewell Spit a 'perfect whale trap'

SPCA deals with record welfare complaints

Canterbury SPCA welfare investigators are run off their feet trying to catch up after a record month for complaints in December.

Beached as: Whale strandings

Beaches scoured for restranded whales

Department of Conservation rangers are checking beaches at Farewell Spit this morning for any signs that a pod of whales restranded overnight.

Last chance for refloated whales

'These whales have to get out today if they want to make it.' There's a dire warning for a pod of 50 whales stranded at Farewell Spit, as three more die.

Whales restrand at Golden Bay

Shark fin soup at SkyCity

Shark fin remains on the dinner menu at Auckland's SkyCity casino, at $70 for a small serving, despite assurances to the contrary.