Animal Cruelty
Rodeo footage shows animals restrained, in distress
The Ministry of Primary Industries has launched an investigation after footage of rodeos, released exclusively to Checkpoint, appears to show animals being electrically prodded and restrained.
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Death of albatross deliberate and selfish
A commercial fisherman who caused the death of 39 albatrosses has been sentenced to 300 hours' community work. Tracy Neal was in court. Audio
Farmwatch: Man should not be jailed for calf abuse
The animal rights group that secretly filmed bobby calves being bashed and thrown about at a pet food factory is unhappy the man convicted of their abuse is being sent to prison. Audio
Man who ill treated calves sent to jail after appeal by MPI
A slaughterhouse worker convicted of animal cruelty charges has had his home detention sentence replaced with jail time. Audio
Man sentenced for mistreating bobby calves
A Waikato man has been given ten months' home detention and 200 hours' community work for wilfully and recklessly mistreating bobby calves at a pet food plant in Te Kauwhata last August. Video, Audio
Woman loses fight to own more animals
A woman has lost her appeal to own more animals after a badly treated and malnourished horse died in her care.
Petition to end rodeo presented to Parliament
A petition calling for an end to rodeo signed by more 60,000 people will be handed to Parliament today.
Spate of cat shootings, poisonings in Ashburton
Cats are being shot and poisoned in Ashburton, and the authorities need to do more to stop it, owners say. Audio
Cancer-ridden dogs removed from hoarder's property
The SPCA has collected several dogs with cancer from the property of an Auckland woman after a court ruled she had to give up dozens of animals. Video
Woman who let horse starve must hand over at least 60 animals
An Auckland woman has been ordered to hand over dozens of animals to the SPCA after she let a horse slowly starve to death.
Primary Industries minister reacts to exploitation claims
New Zealand's dairy industry is criticising animal welfare advocates for acting in bad faith. Audio
Little damage likely from dairy cruelty ad , says Trade Envoy
New Zealand's dairy industry is not expecting serious damage from an advertisement in a British newspaper highlighting animal cruelty. Audio
Safe defends dairy cruelty ad in UK newspaper
Farming leaders say an advertisement in a British newspaper highlighting animal cruelty in the New Zealand dairy sector is a kick in the teeth in a tough year. Audio
NZ dairy 'contaminated with cruelty'
An ad in Britain's The Guardian condemning New Zealand's dairy industry for its treatment of calves is an act of bad faith, industry groups say.
Federated Farmers appalled by footage of bobby calf abuse
Animal rights campaigners say shocking images of abuse of bobby calves will hit the dairy industry's reputation hard. Federated Farmers' dairy chairperson, Andrew Hoggard joins Morning Report. Audio
Animal rights campaigner - cruelty inherent in dairy industry
An animal rights campaigner says the dairy industry's reputation is in tatters after revelations of shocking animal abuse. Video footage recorded by animal rights group Farmwatch shows a man violently… Audio
SPCA's shame list 'beggars the imagination'
People are increasingly filming acts of animal cruelty and posting them on social media, the SPCA says.
Long sentence for animal welfare case
A Landcorp dairy farm manager has been handed what is thought to be New Zealand's longest prison sentence for animal cruelty offences. Peter Hyde is MPI's Animal Welfare Manager. Audio
Convicted animal abuser keeps her dogs and horses
A High Court judge has ruled that a convicted abuser can keep her animals until her appeal is heard in August. Audio
Live baiting uncovered in Australian greyhound industry
Revelations that live baiting is being used by some Australian greyhound trainers is being condemned by animal rights groups, authorities and the industry. Audio