Animal Welfare
Video outrage shows 'disconnectedness' with farming life
Outrage over hidden-camera footage of the treatment of bobby calves illustrates many people's disconnect with farming life, Federated Farmers says.
'Laggards' to blame for calf mistreatment - MPI minister
The latest revelations of bobby-calf abuse are not a true picture of the whole dairy sector, the Minister for Primary Industries says. Audio
Minister for Primary Industries condemns treatment of calves
The Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy says deliberate animal abuse is unacceptable and a few in industry need to pull their socks up Audio
Wildlife vs humans in India
Lynn Freeman returns from India and looks at efforts to quell conflict between people and wildlife. Video, Audio, Gallery
NSW does backflip on greyhound racing ban
A plan to ban greyhound racing in New South Wales has been dumped, following an internal revolt by MPs and a slump in opinion polls.
Protester, 12, calls for count-down on cage eggs
A 12-year-old girl is spearheading a campaign for Countdown supermarkets to follow the Australian parent company and phase out selling cage eggs.
Model Milking
The Lincoln University Dairy Farm is operated by the South Island Dairying Development Centre and is run as a fully-commercial demonstration farm. The focus for the 2015/16 season is to increase… Audio
Pet food company owner faces animal welfare charges
A Te Kauwhata pet food company owner has appeared in court facing animal welfare charges.
Attempt to block elephant's transfer to Auckland
A legal bid - thought to be the first of its kind - is under way to stop the transfer of an elephant from Sri Lanka to New Zealand.
SPCA won't push for NZ greyhound racing ban
An animal welfare authority is not seeking to ban New Zealand greyhound racing but says it would support a government decision to end it.
NSW govt bans greyhound racing
New South Wales has announced it will end greyhound racing from 1 July 2017, after a damning inquiry into mass dog killings and live baiting.
Abandoned puppy faces uncertain fate
A puppy found abandoned in an Auckland rubbish bin will be put down if it is found to be part-pitbull, despite numerous adoption offers. Video
Jaguar in Olympic torch relay shot dead
The Brazilian army was forced to shoot dead a jaguar, moments after the animal was used in an Olympic torch ceremony.
Bobby calf regulations to be strengthened
New regulations strengthening the law around the treatment of bobby calves is about catching out a few bad operators, Federated Farmers says.
Bobby calf abuse charges too slow in coming
An animal rights group is angry at how long it has taken the prosecution of people accused of abusing bobby calves to reach court.
Dressage downer
A type of equestrian noseband is causing animal welfare concerns in the lead-up to the Rio Olympics. An Australian study has highlighted the stress response of horses fitted with restrictive 'crank'… Audio
Changes to animal welfare laws
Otago farmer Graeme White talks about proposed new laws to always have dogs secured in the back of trucks and utes. Audio
Advocates call animal rights plan 'farce'
Proposed new animal welfare regulations - including to improve bobby calf treatment - don't go far enough, an animal rights group says.
Industry insider shells out advice on egg types
Do you know your colony-laid eggs from your free range? Checkpoint with John Campbell investigates the various methods used to farm eggs. Video
Under-fire chicken farm owned by Foodstuffs director's family
The Waikato farm on which hens were found starving and mistreated is owned by the family of Foodstuffs director Sir Henry van der Heyden. Video