After investigating those myths that have made it into the 21st century, these are our top picks.

An 8-year-old Tauranga girl who received serious head injuries after being kicked by a horse underwent surgery at Starship Hospital yesterday.

Heartbreaking photographs have emerged of a group of badly abused lions rescued from a circus in Peru as they await their move to a safe animal shelter in America.

A man who has outraged animal rights activists after donning a "snake-proof" suit in order to be eaten alive by a snake for a TV show has welcomed the backlash against his stunt.

Builders accidentally sealed a Christchurch cat into a wall of a house for two days, before sealing her again into a neighbouring house's ceiling for a week.

Even small human populations can wipe out big animal species, according to local researchers who suggest moa extinction was rapid.

Hearing a baby cry makes people uncomfortable and new research has revealed it also stresses out man's best friend.

The Department of Conservation is appealing to the public for sightings of a rope-entangled humpback whale.

Some 22 whales that had restranded on a beach near Ohope overnight have all died - some of natural causes and the remainder after being euthanised.

Never have those opposed to horseracing had their point proved so emphatically as in yesterday's Melbourne Cup, writes Sally Hibbard.

Is horse racing the sport of kings or is it the blatant exploitation of horses for entertainment and financial gain? Sally Hibbard ponders on Cup day.

A pet shop owner was elated to be reunited with a $700 pup taken from her store after police executed a search warrant at a caravan park near Dunedin.

A Western Australian man has been labelled an idiot for climbing onto a dead whale as sharks fed on it.

For four years, Gary Hurley has been a foster carer for kittens that are too sick or too small to stay with the SPCA.

A Whangarei man who filmed himself nailing possums to trees and chopping off their limbs has topped the SPCA's annual list of animal abuse shame.

A gang of baby weasels has been discovered in a container of tyres recently arrived from Malaysia.

I was shocked to see the latest Glassons ad featuring a glamorous young woman astride a bull, writes Sally Hibbard.

Images from the World Cat Show 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Studies have shown that mirrors can improve the lives of a variety of laboratory, zoo, farm, and companion animals.

Free laser therapy is a heaven-sent gift for badly burnt dog Demon.

Three lucky kiwi chicks will kick back for the summer on one of the Hauraki Gulf's most idyllic islands.