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Man accused of bashing pigs now facing chicken charges
A North Canterbury forest lifestyle block owner facing animal welfare charges has now been charged with breaching a protection order and bashing 13 chickens to death.
Hector's dolphins caught in nets
Two Hector's dolphins have been captured by set nets during an electronic monitoring programme of the set net industry in Timaru.
Making the fury fly
Ingrid Newkirk compares factory farming to the Holocaust and SeaWorld to slavery. Carole Cadwalladr crosses swords with the founder of Peta.
Dumping of kittens, cats 'disgraceful'
The Otago SPCA says the dumping of nine kittens and two cats near a swede stand between Milton and Waihola yesterday was "disgraceful".
Company admits failing to feed cows
A Taupo dairy company's guilty plea of failing to provide sufficient food for hundreds of cows sends a "strong deterrent message'', Federated Farmers says.
Cruelty case: Cows 'sick, depressed'
More than 1000 cows on a large Taupo dairy farm were left dangerously thin, sick and "sad" after months of being underfed, a court has been told.
Man jailed for driving into endangered black-billed gulls
Samuel John Townhill, 39, pleaded guilty in Ashburton District Court yesterday to two charges of destroying the nests of black-billed gulls laid under the Wildlife Act.
Horrific animal abuse on the rise
A flood of animal abuse cases in the courts has coincided with the launch of a national animal welfare strategy.
Rescuer's endless mission
Linda Nunn has rescued, rehabilitated and rehomed thousands of animals, and once found homes for 1700 wild chickens being starved and slaughtered in Albany.
Man allegedly beat pigs with iron bar
A Canterbury lifestyle block owner is facing animal welfare charges after allegedly beating four pigs with an iron bar.
Cathy Casey: Burma - the elephant in the room
Many believe that Burma's needs would be better served by retiring her from Auckland Zoo to a sanctuary overseas, writes Dr Cathy Casey. I do too.
Attack on kitten 'absolutely disgusting'
For a group of young people on a night out in Napier last weekend a 14-week-old kitten was the perfect target for violence.
Man jailed for beating dog
An Auckland man who beat a dog so badly it lost an eye and several teeth has been sent to prison for six months.
SPCA dog now working for foreign army
A puppy rescued by a Whangarei SPCA worker is now saving lives by sniffing out explosives in some of the world's war-torn danger spots.
Elephant conference in NZ
An international conference on conflict between elephants and humans is set to be held in New Zealand for the first time in May.
Dita De Boni: Bring home the bacon butty
Each year more and more imported pork makes its way into the food chain - writes Dita De Boni - mostly through our consumption of cheap processed meat such as luncheon sausage and cheerios.
Cat's leg amputated after shooting
A Whangarei cat owner, who had her cat's leg amputated after it was shot with a pellet gun, fears someone is on a shooting crusade and targeting animals.
'Symbolic' attempt to ban polar bear skin trade fails
An American proposal to offer more protection to polar bears by prohibiting trade in their skins has failed at a major conservation conference.
Public eeling not tolerated by Auckland Council
The Auckland Council says it will not tolerate people eeling in public parks after an eel trap was recently found at Western Springs.
Student fried hamster during moment of 'madness'
A British university student who fried a hamster has been ordered to do 120 hours of community service.
Cat drowned in lobster trap
WARNING: Graphic content. SPCA staff believe a cat found drowned in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour on Sunday was lured into a lobster trap and left in the water to die.