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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.

Star in 'Annie'? Beg, boy, beg!

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.

Otter chaos: 'Gator loses fight

An otter has been photographed attacking and eating an alligator at a US wildlife sanctuary.

Call for moratorium on the use of trawl nets

The Green Party has called for a moratorium on the use of trawl nets around the Auckland Islands, following the Government's announcement this morning of a new threat management plan for the endangered New Zealand sea lion.

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.

Urewera animals to be exterminated under law change

Trout, deer, pigs and other exotic species would have to be culled from the Ureweras under a law change before Parliament, fishers and hunters are warning Government.

Shark tourism gets tougher regulation

Great white shark tourism operators will be need to have a permit in the same way as for whale, dolphin and seal watching, the Government has announced.

Swarm attack hospitalises woman, kids

A woman is in a serious condition and ten children have been taken to hospital after an attack by bees or wasps on Nelson's Tahunanui Beach.

Claim mythical creature killed

A family in Texas claim to have shot and killed a chupacabra, a mythical creature with a reputation for sucking blood from live-stock across America.

Scold your dog? Don't bother

Dog owners are being advised to ignore the puppy eyes, the tail-between-legs and the apparent guilt the animals appear to show when they have done something wrong – canines do not feel shame, according to animal behaviour experts.

Sea lion bacterial claim doubted

A bacterial disease is unlikely to be the main cause of endangered New Zealand sea lion deaths in the Auckland Islands, scientists say.

Watch the moment a bird smashes a plane windscreen

A pilot was lucky to escape with just a cut on his head after a bird came smashing through the windshield of his aircraft as he was flying 300m above the ground.

Leopard wreaks havoc in India

A leopard sparked panic in a north Indian city when it strayed inside a hospital, a cinema and an apartment block while evading captors and injured at least two people.

Scientists thought this animal only survived in captivity – until now

A rare, salamander-like amphibian has been spotted in its only known natural habitat, after researchers feared the creature had disappeared from the wild.