Wanganui residents come to the rescue of an injured puppy whose owner could not afford the operation it desperately needed.

Sheep numbers have continued to fall, dairy cow numbers are rising and grain crops increased markedly, latest agricultural production figures show.

A man who fed live kittens to his pitbull claims he is 'an animal lover'.

The SPCA has announced it will lay charges in relation to the 'frenzied' slaughter of 33 dogs on a property in Wellsford.

A pitbull owner suffered serious head and arm injuries when his own two pitbull crosses attacked him inside his home this morning.

The SPCA says it's possible some dogs killed in last week's massacre were first injured, but not killed, by shotgun blasts.

An MP's bill proposing an increase in maximum sentences for animal cruelty offences has earned Govt support.

Ancestors of NZ's extinct flightless bird, the moa, probably flew here from South America and then lost the ability to fly home.

The man who took part in the gruesome Wellsford massacre of 33 dogs insisted that his conscience was clear last night.

Three police cars were last night at the property of one of the men believed to have shot 33 dogs.

SPCA staff who inspected carcasses of 33 dogs slaughtered in Northland earlier this week have been offered counselling.