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.

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.

New Zealand is winning the battle to save our national icon, a Department of Conservation expert says, though an average 27 kiwi are still being lost each week.

There was once a male in actress Melanie Griffith's life with both more hair and smouldering attitude than her mullet-wearing exes. His name is Neil - a "pet" lion.

A Tasmanian devil has died at a zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after a lump of asphalt was apparently thrown at it.

They’re loveable, cute and raise caring families with their mate for life, right? Wrong. A new book busts the box-office myths.

An Auckland man who crammed 38 dead cats into his freezer has been allowed to keep his three surviving felines but banned from acquiring any more.

Kiwis for Kiwi is running training sessions nationwide to condition hunting dogs against attacking our threatened national bird.

Why is choosing what to feed your pet harder than choosing what to feed yourself?

Staff at Auckland Zoo and Kelly Tarlton's are hoping a trio of critically ill turtles they are treating make a full recovery.

Steamy extra-marital liaisons with the big-shot bloke next door. A love child or two. No it's not Fifty Shades of Grey, it's the secret life of the tui.