Animal Welfare
Rodeos illegal, go against Animal Welfare Act - report
Rodeos cannot legally continue as the way animals are treated goes against the Animal Welfare Act, a 92 page report by the Animal Law Association says. Video, Audio
From cow paddocks to corporate offices
West Coast dairy farmer Katie Milne talks about life on the farm at Rotomanu, educating kids about agriculture, confronting environmental issues and some of the other challenges she's faced so far as… Audio
Petition against pigs' farrowing crates: 'A life of despair'
A 110,000 strong petition demanding an urgent ban on the use of farrowing crates for sows was delivered to Parliament today. Video, Audio
110,000 sign petition to ban pig farrowing crates
According to animal advocacy group SAFE there are about 15,000 sows confined to farrowing crates at any one time. Pigs can't turn around inside one, but farmers say they're humane. Video, Audio
SPCA list of shame details worst animal abuses
A starving dog with a bashed in eye, a neglected horse so ill it struggled to breathe and a duck in excruciating pain after its beak was blown, are listed in the report.
National MP’s husband, son charged over animal cruelty
National MP Barbara Kuriger's husband and son have been charged with animal cruelty offences. Video, Audio
Activists picket Waikato rodeo, call for ban
Animal rights activists continue to picket rodeos, labelling them an archaic sport that has no place in New Zealand.
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.
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