A grinning pooch awaiting adoption has won hearts on the internet.

A distraught Auckland cat owner is offering a $500 reward for information which leads to the identification of a dog which mauled her beloved cat to death.

Underwater GoPro footage has helped provide Kiwi scientists with the first direct evidence that groups of fish communicate to keep safe from predators.

Marley was a beloved family pet and owner Chelsea Ellmers says it feels like a piece of her family is missing.

A pod of daring orcas have came very close to the Kapiti Coast shore line for the second time in recent months.

A pod of orca put on a display just off the beach at Paekakariki yesterday afternoon.

A dead mountain lion has baffled biologists after it was found with a fully formed set of teeth growing out of its forehead.

Chengdu is a booming high-tech hub but fiery cuisine and pandas - came first.

Mail staff have been attacked 1150 times in three years - by all manner of creatures.

In one of New Zealand's most expensive suburbs, a neighbourhood squabble has spiralled out of control.

Neighbours in one of Auckland's most exclusive suburbs are at war over a dog permit application, which is now under investigation by the police.

Stuffing wool in a shark's nose suggests smell is vital for navigation.

An unlikely friendship between a tiger and a goat who was supposed to be his dinner has charmed Russia.

A giant ape once nature's closest version of a real King Kong is believed to have died out because it failed to adapt its diet to eat its greens.

A dying lion caught in a poacher's snare and slumped in the road was rescued after tourists alerted authorities and uploaded the photos to Facebook.

Theresa believes it our duty to support suppliers committed to the safe treatment of farm animals.

The footage, shared yesterday afternoon, has already been viewed more than 330,000 times.

A shark washed up on a Napier beach gave locals a rare close encounter.

Bronze whaler caused concern at Coromandel's Whiritoa Beach.

Christopher Tomlin started as a volunteer in December last year. He had just moved to Auckland from Britain and was looking to do something different.

Felix the cat is looking for a loving home in which to spend his twilight years.

SPCA Auckland had more than 2500 volunteers last year, and here's why some of them do it.

A giant squid made its way into Japan's Toyama Bay on Christmas Eve, treating onlookers to a rare sighting of the magnificent creature.

One in five pet owners say they don't have a limit on what they would pay for a major operation before considering euthanising their beloved animal.

The police dog that went bush for a week earlier this year is prepped and ready for another year on the force.

Watch this cheeky sheep ramming his owner's car door a day after the vehicle returned from the panel beaters.

This year, SPCA Auckland took in 11,000 animals - and of the 82 received in the past few days, 71 of those were kittens.

Every day over summer, the SPCA Auckland responds to about a dozen calls regarding dogs locked in cars that are quickly overheating.

A koala was feeling a little thirsty after being rescued from a bushfire in southern Australia