Massaging away aches and pains isn't only a treat for those with two legs, and the number of people getting their pooches professionally patted is growing.

Dog owners are paying up to $85 an hour for massage therapy for their four-legged friends. Helen Morphew from Auckland Canine Massage speaks to the Herald about her job.

Possum patties for pooches were on offer in Remuera yesterday, all in the name of protecting our native bird.

Allan Dixon is parlaying a childhood spent taking videos and photos into a way of life.

Possum patties are on the menu for Auckland’s pooches attending the Great Dog Morning Tea on Friday 21 October. The free event, hosted by Kiwis for kiwi, the national charity that supports community-led kiwi conservation projects, celebrates Save Kiwi Month and aims to encourage all dog owners to help keep kiwi safe.

Air passengers were shocked to see what they thought were snakes on a plane flying from Merauke, Papua to Jakarta, but Indonesian carrier Garuda insists they were legless lizards.

Grapes, raisins and currants A delicious snack for humans but a not-so-healthy snack for our feline friends. Eating this kind of food

A rabbit has died after apparently being forced to inhale marijuana in Auckland.

An autistic boy who cannot be touched has struck up a special bond with a service dog he flew thousands of miles to meet.

Video posted two days ago shows another terrifying incident at the Great White Shark hotspot Guadalupe Island.

A snoozing fur seal has been moved on from a Dunedin cyclepath - again.

Wellingtonians can have a group of kittens brought to their home for an hour and a half of play ... at a starting bid of only $1.

A seal who decided to sleep on a busy Dunedin road got his own police escort

A Bhutan Airlines flight was on its final approach when a goat on the runway forced it to abandon its landing

Source: YouTube: A zedonk is a type of zebroid, the offspring of any cross between a zebra and any other equine.

Kiwi ingenuity - and a bit of masking tape - has saved a kiwi chick, after its egg was badly damaged, endangering its life.

Source: YouTube: elephantnews

Young elephant Kham Lha reaches out with her trunk to save the trainer who rescued her as a baby.

A humpback whale and her calf became entangled in shark nets off Australia's Gold Coast as debate about using the nets heats up.

An Australian man found an alternate use for a broom last week when he used one to hit a great white shark in the eye.

A black bear who became an Internet sensation after being repeatedly spotted walking upright has been killed by a hunter, animal rights activists claim.

A diver has told of his terror after his experience diving with sharks went horribly wrong, before video of the incident made international headlines.

A team of vets in Zimbabwe helped an unhappy wild rhino on Saturday, after the animal got a tire stuck over its snout.

Pet insurance is a fast-growing industry and, as in all insurance claims, there are some weird and wonderful claims. Not to mention

The fate of livestock trapped inside a cattle truck after it rolled on its side in Hunua, south of Auckland earlier today is unknown.

'Ahhs' abound at Australia Zoo, says Stephanie Holmes.

Emaciated dogs have been uplifted from a Ruatoria property after a visitor discovered them tied up next to the decomposing body of another dog.

Kumbuka the gorilla has now been safely returned to his enclosure at London Zoo.

Ten-year-old Coby Chambers has a remarkable bond with his flock of chickens - 17 rescued battery hens and three chicks.

'Why don't they shoot the bloody thing?' asks angry Oamaru resident.