He's not milking his fame, but Ryan Gosling is lending his name to the cause of cows

How many more people have to be killed or maimed by vicious dogs before our parliamentarians and police start to act?

Two large dogs that mauled a pilates instructor to death have attacked before, police say.

Stunned schoolchildren watched as a yak attacked a woman on a farm owned by tycoon Alan Gibbs.

If your kids want to go all Dr Doolittle and talk to the animals there are plenty of places to do just that not too far away, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Danielle Wright takes a sneak peek under water in a glass-bottom boat at New Zealand's first marine reserve, at Leigh.

A baby kiwi named after New Zealand supermodel Rachel Hunter has been released back into the wild after hatching in Rotorua.

Auckland SPCA is calling for people to adopt their own Easter bunny this weekend, but only if they are prepared to look after it.

Capturing the extraordinary behavior of Britain's mammals was one of the judging criteria in the Mammal Society's Photographer of the Year competition. Here are some of the winning entries...

The Veterinary Council is investigating a complaint against a vet who charged almost $4000 after operating on a cat only for it to die a week later.

Danielle Wright discovers the world of farm animal handling and finds you don't need to own a farm to become involved.

An international conference on conflict between elephants and humans is set to be held in New Zealand for the first time in May.

Each year more and more imported pork makes its way into the food chain - writes Dita De Boni - mostly through our consumption of cheap processed meat such as luncheon sausage and cheerios.

Shark scientist Riley Elliott says people can swim with sharks without being attacked – they just have to know how.

A pilot programme at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison is saving dogs earmarked to be put down and giving them a "second chance" at life.

A Whangarei cat owner, who had her cat's leg amputated after it was shot with a pellet gun, fears someone is on a shooting crusade and targeting animals.