Animal Welfare
SPCA wants information after savage attack on cat
The Wellington SPCA is asking for help in finding two people who sicced their dog on to a cat at a Porirua holiday park.
Andrew Knight: think about the turkey
New Zealand's leading animal advocacy organisation SAFE wants people thinking about tasty alternatives to turkey, lamb and other kinds of meat this festive season. Well known for its advocacy for the… Audio
Barbara J King - Personalities on the Plate
Barbara J. King is emerita professor of anthropology at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and a freelance science writer. King is a frequent guest on national and… Audio
Police track down youth who stoned cat to death
A video of five young people stoning a cat to death is so disturbing police investigating the case say they were sickened by it. Audio
Top greyhound trainer investigated for live-baiting
A top trainer could be kicked out of the greyhound racing industry if it's proven he used live bait to train his dogs.
Ryan Tate: 'Terrorism in Africa is being funded by the illegal wildlife trade'
Ryan Tate is a US veteran who served in Iraq post 9/11 Five years ago he saw a documentary about the poaching of African wildlife and learned about Robert Mande who runs an anti-poaching conservation… Audio
Twenty dolphins saved in Solomon Islands
20 dolphins were rescued and released from captivity in the western province of Solomon Islands. Audio
Waihi farmer convicted on animal welfare charges
Inspectors found more than 45 dead sheep, some had been there for up to six months and had worms - one with 25,500 worm eggs.
'There were quite a few mangled faces'
An animal rescue charity is calling for tougher regulation of rabbit meat farming after it bought 75 neglected and injured rabbits from a seller on Trademe. Audio
New animal welfare regulations to be introduced
The Ministry for Primary Industries is developing nearly 50 new animal welfare regulations this year.
Vet clinics aim to improve animal welfare in Tonga
Five vets and six vet nurses from New Zealand are travelling to Tongatapu in the Kingdom of Tonga's in August as part of an ongoing campaign to improve small animal welfare in the Pacific. Audio
Doggy daycare regulations need more bite - SPCA
It might seem barking mad but as things stand, anyone can open a doggy daycare centre without needing any credentials at all. Audio
SPCA on doggy daycare
A new code of welfare governing doggy day cares, boarding kennels and catteries is close to being introduced, but the SPCA says the industry still lacks regulation, auditing and compliance checks… Audio
Give a lab dog a home, petitioners say
Petitioners - accompanied by dozens of dogs - are calling on MPs to require research animals to be offered for adoption, rather than euthanised. Video
Questions raised about how rodeo rules work
Rodeos could be against the law if it was not for a specially written set of standards, a senior government animal welfare investigator has said. Audio
Hundreds of farmers won't meet bobby calf laws
Hundreds of Taranaki dairy farmers won't comply with the new bobby calf laws by 1 August, because they have not had enough information on the changes, says Federated Farmers.
The ethics of hidden cameras
The Newsroom website launched this week with a scoop on caged eggs being passed-off as free range that was undoubtedly in the public interest, but did it justify the use of hidden cameras? Mediawatch'… Audio
The ethics of hidden cameras
The Newsroom website launched this week with a scoop on caged eggs being passed-off as free range that was undoubtedly in the public interest, but did it justify the use of hidden cameras? Mediawatch'…
AudioRabbit rescue
In many parts of New Zealand rabbits are seen as pests, but Chrissy Joy doesn't see them that way. She's among a group of of Wellington volunteers who've rescued and found homes for hundreds of sick… Audio, Gallery
New outlet’s egg scoop raises big issues
A new online news service launched this week, led by two experienced news editors who promised to cover "the things that matter". Audio
