Animal Welfare
Pet numbers need to shrink to help save the planet
Pet ownership around the world continues to grow, and the environmental cost is skyrocketing along with it. Professor David Raubenheimer says people need to start making compromises when it comes to… Audio
Worms Defy Drenches
Veterinarian Anthony Oswald says parasites in sheep have developed a resistance to some drenches and farmers need to re-think when they drench and how they manage their stock to make sure their… Audio
Worms Defy Drenches
Veterinarian Anthony Oswald says parasites in sheep have developed a resistance to some drenches and farmers need to re-think when they drench and how they manage their stock to make sure their…
AudioCall for more animal welfare funding
Researchers have found that there's inadequate protection for some of the most vulnerable members of society - animals. It's because of a lack of funding. Only 1.6 per cent of the Ministry for Primary… Audio
Roaming dogs killing neighbourhood cats in Weymouth
Residents in the Auckland suburb of Weymouth say they're concerned for the welfare of their pets after aggressive dogs killed as many as four cats in just a week. Video, Audio
MPI investigating latest rodeo horse death
A horse died at the National Rodeo Finals in North Canterbury on Saturday - it's the fourth animal to die since the season started in October. The President of the Rodeo Cowboys Association says it… Audio
Horse’s death at rodeo ‘an accident issue’
The president of the Rodeo Cowboys Association has compared the death of a horse at an event on Saturday with last week's triple fatal car crash near Tekapo. Lisa Owen interviews Lyal Cocks. Video, Audio
The Mood of Goats
Dr Gosia Zobel has been working to detect mood in goats and to see if putting them in a positive frame of mind will change the way they behave. Audio
The Mood of Goats
Dr Gosia Zobel has been working to detect mood in goats and to see if putting them in a positive frame of mind will change the way they behave.
AudioAdvocates seek govt help for animal welfare after busy summer
It has been one of the busiest summers ever for animal welfare officers, and they are struggling to keep up with demand, the SPCA says.
Miniature horse dies after being stabbed 41 times
A miniature horse which was stabbed more than 40 times on Sunday night has died.
Demonstrators briefly stop Whangārei rodeo
Demonstrators briefly stopped a rodeo in Whangārei this morning when they refused to stop filming it.
'Very strange, freakish': Another animal died at Gisborne rodeo
A second animal death has been covered up at a Gisborne rodeo, activists say.
Neighbours fight over sickly goat
Two Auckland women have locked horns over the fate of a sickly goat, who was picked up from a roadside paddock amid concerns he was on death's door. Video, Audio
NZ Rodeo makes changes after doing its own review
New Zealand Rodeo Cowboys Association is changing some of its practises to address animal welfare concerns after an outpouring of public concern last season. Alex Perrottet interviewed president Lyal… Video, Audio
Feedlots haven't been properly policed by regional councils - Minister
The Environment Minister, David Parker, says he struggles to see how some beef feedlots are legal.
Calls for ban on grain-fed beef feedlots
Animal welfare organisation SAFE and Fish and Game are both calling for feedlots to be banned in New Zealand before they become prevalent. Video, Audio
SAFE calls for end to feedlots
Animal rights group SAFE says New Zealand's biggest feedlot puts our international reputation at risk and is calling on the Environment Minister to ban the practice. Video, Audio
Govt considers Animal Welfare Commissioner
The commissioners for children, equal opportunities, race relations and disability rights could be joined by another - a Commissioner for Animals. It's among ideas being considered by the government… Audio
Greens call for govt to do more to protect farm animals
The Green Party is urging its coaltion partners in government to reconsider the Ministry for Primary Industry's responsibilities and capabilities around animal welfare. Audio
