Concerns quality vets are being turned away from the industry has prompted Massey University to overhaul the criteria for qualification.

'The dog ate my brownie': Tasty "edibles" such as muffins and cookies that people consume for a buzz are also appealing to animals, who can't read warning labels.

The family of a much loved dog is devastated after it escaped from a high security dog pound and was found dead three days later near the Paraparaumu railway tracks.

A parrot's saucy words lead a woman to believe her husband was having an affair with their housemaid.

The SPCA has condemned new hidden camera footage showing more mistreatment of bobby calves as deeply disturbing and inhumane.

But her pet pooch Elmo could be the key to saving her life.

Source: Jane Tarrant / Facebook. Jane Tarrant had an unexpected close encounter near Mahia

She's got style, she's got grace, she's also an Afghan hound who has more online fans than most internet celebrities.

It wasn't quite the cat-up-a-tree cliche, but it was something near-enough that gave a Wellington fire crew a memorable call-out for the long weekend.

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.

Daniel the Duck won over the internet this week, but he's not the only farmyard animal to take to the skies.

Source: Günaydin Denizli

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.

Four injured New Zealand fur seal pups cared for by Sea World staff on the Gold Coast have been released back into the wild after hitching a ride on an RAAF aircraft.

A 13-and-a-half-year-old golden retriever has clocked up a whopping 700,000km over the years.

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.