Megan Denize, a.k.a. Inspector Spot, works hard to find lost pets.

Life for Lachlan Carnahan can be frustrating, lonely and tiring. But he made a new friend.

"It's just one of those bizarre things," a Fire Service spokesman said.

Financial reward offered to anyone who can help catch those who shot two city cats.

Michael Jackson never gave the Wauchula Center for Great Apes a penny after chimp's move.

This is the moment this dog realised the birthday cake was for him.

Fiona Fraser was slow to succumb to puppy love but, she writes, there was no escape.

Little boy with an extremely rare lung disease has found a loveable ally.

Greenpeace protesters halted work at the irrigation construction site in Canterbury today.

Crew left "buzzing" after spotting the world's largest animal feeding in the Hauraki Gulf.

Bad breath aside, there are more alarming health concerns to licking your pet dog's mouth.

You wouldn't keep a lion or a wolf - but you can find dogs that look just like them.

Researchers have created a super-strong glue which can cling to internal organs.

This hamster had a rough day when it got caught in a wheel as its friend span round.

Officer held gator's jaws shut with his bare hands, a technique he learned at his village.

Polar bears enjoy truckloads of delivered snow during a hot summer in Finland.

Animal activists use virtual reality to take people inside a farm shed with caged pigs.

Two penguin carcasses have been discovered after a slip swept away nesting boxes.

We follow this Kiwi Ace Ventura as she tries to track down a beloved lost pup named Marlo.

Meet "Simon and Barkfunkal": A man-and-dog duo singing in perfect harmony.

A Hamilton woman bitten in the face by a dog does not want to lay a formal complaint.

Tattoo artist causes outrage after filming himself tattooing kitten's leg.

Let's paws (geddit?) and contemplate this for a second

COMMENT: Animal emotions stare us in the face - are our pets happy?

Finn the star of Purina Pound Pups to Dog Stars is now a lifesaver for his owner.

This story isn't likely to have a happy ending for the wee leopard.

A harmless "monkey selfie" that sent photographer into a court battle has left him broke.

"My jaw dropped". For the first time, a lioness is photographed nursing a baby leopard.

Adopted rescue puppy spotted sharing a blanket with a stray dog on a chilly morning.

It is extremely difficult to spot this leopard.