Famed dog show blighted by accusations of poisoning by jealous contender after Irish Setter dies in mysterious circumstances.

The claws were out and the competition catty as pampered moggies strutted their stuff in West Auckland yesterday.

A miniature horse has been burnt after someone poured petrol on to its cover while the owners slept.

Doggie gumbo, puppy paella, red velvet pupcakes and icy pole bones are a sample of the quirky-named treats in a cookbook created especially for dogs.

Outraged pet lovers have launched a fundraising drive for a cat shot with an arrow.

A cousin of the kangaroo is wreaking havoc in Rotorua. While Wallabies are endangered in South Australia, the species is considered a pest in New Zealand.

The owners of a cat shot with an arrow through its head in East Auckland overnight are too scared to keep the animal and are considering moving house.

Spider venom may contain a long-sought secret ingredient for an effective, long-term painkiller, Australian researchers say.

A man will appear in court today after a police officer suffered numerous bite wounds to his head and cuts from a pitbull dog in Foxton yesterday.

Dogs are humanity's oldest friends, renowned for their loyalty and abilities to guard, hunt and chase.

Thanks to people like Gina Schick, visions of former champion horses being trucked off to pet food factories are proving false.

A policeman suffered numerous bite wounds to his head and cuts to his face in an "appalling" unprovoked attack by a man's pitbull dog in Foxton yesterday.

Guests at Robert Mugabe's million-dollar birthday party were fed a young elephant, while a lion and a crocodile were also sacrificed as gifts to be stuffed.

A devastated dog owner says he has himself to blame for the canine's slaying of a protected fur seal.

The last thing paddler Jackie Dring expected on her afternoon paddle across Auckland's Rangitoto Channel was to pick up a passenger.

Pascale Sperling, 13, is heading to Britain to compete in the world's top dog show: Crufts.

Researchers say gerbils, not rats, should be blamed for wiping out millions during the Black Plague.

Animal rights organisation PETA wants Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer to cancel any plans to ship two capuchin monkeys to Australia for the filming of the next Pirates of the Caribbean film.

I'm not a people hater, I just often prefer the company of animals. Of course humans are animals too, it's just a pity they don't act more like it.

A Wellsford family enjoying a day in the Hauraki Gulf near Leigh were delighted to have some extra visitors along for the afternoon.

Sheepdogs have proved they can protect little penguins, so now they are to become the personal bodyguards of endangered bandicoots.

The design of Devonport's new library is just purr-fect for its resident cat.

A drove of kunekune pigs is causing a big stink in the UK.

A spider inadvertently found in a packet of grapes by a West Auckland woman has been confirmed as an Australian redback.

A fledgling Kaka was mauled to death by a dog in the Wellington region resulting in a plea from park staff to the public to keep their dogs on a leash.

Most of the 25 cats owned by Invercargill woman Averil Gardiner have been rehomed to meet a court's deadline.

The board of Greyhound Racing NSW has agreed to step down in the wake of the live baiting scandal engulfing the sport.

An injured horse on the side of a busy Auckland road had injured its leg after jumping a fence.