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.

Forget #thedress; today it's all about an incredible shot of a weasel riding a woodpecker and the clever memes it has spawned.

A police officer who was savagely attacked by a pitbull while on duty yesterday says he went into survival mode while the dog chewed at his body.

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.

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.

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

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

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

A cousin of the kangaroo could wreak havoc if it spreads through the Kaimai and Urewera ranges, conservationists fear.

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.

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

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

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

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.

"There were dead animals in drains." A vet has described an horrific case of mistreating cattle on a farm as the worst he has seen.

Live pigs, rabbits and possums have been tied to mechanical lures and used as bait to train some of Australia’s most successful greyhounds.

Which dog will be Best in Show? Westminster Kennel Club 139th annual all-breed dog show has begun - check out the cutest and craziest pictures from the event.

Dogs compete at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York City.