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SPCA to prosecute those who cut off puppy's ears
Animal protection inspectors are closing in on offenders responsible for cutting off the ears of an eight-week-old pitbull puppy.
Something fishy about that diet
Shelley Bridgeman reveals why she has become a secret pescetarian.
Sow crates to be phased out by 2015
Sow crates will be phased out by December 2015, Agriculture Minister David Carter announced today.
<i>Paul Thomas</i>: Cranky cat lovers have less to laugh about
Paul Thomas says evidence which suggests dogs are smarter than cats will come as a rude shock to fans of felines.
Dicaprio, Putin and the all-star plot to save tigers
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and actor Leonardo DiCaprio are an unlikely pairing of figureheads in the fight to save the tiger.
Wildlife park to adopt NZ's first gorillas
A Christchurch wildlife park is adopting three endangered gorillas.
Orana Wildlife Park adopts gorillas
Photos of the gorillas that Orana Wildlife Park has adopted from Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
Travel book: <i>A (Nearly) Complete History of the Moose in New Zealand</i>
Moose were released in Westland in 1900 and in Fiordland in 1910 but unlike other such introductions they were not a success.
United Future outlines 2011 policies
United Future are calling for the outright ban of 1080 in the fight against possums and for the introduction of universal health insurance.
Mama Grizzly Palin's bear hug disturbs experts
Sarah Palin's in trouble over a segment of her Alaskan reality TV show.
Diver stabbed in chest by stingray
A man was pierced by a stingray barb in the Hauraki Gulf when he didn't notice the stingray and swam straight over the top of it. He was taken by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter to Auckland Hospital.