Animals

Two seriously overweight kune kune pigs, Jenny and Craig, are in SPCA foster care after a report of concern about their size. They are both on a strict no carb, herbivorous diet. Craig (pictured… Audio

Sir Michael Morpurgo's best known book, War Horse, comes to life on the stage for the first time in New Zealand this month. Audio

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

Newly-released footage of dead and dying chickens on a so-called 'free-range' farm has angered animal rights activists and prompted calls for an investigation. Warning, if you're watching, some of the… Video, Audio

The 'Wild Dunedin' podcast tells stories about the wild things, large and small, that live around the city. For example, the southern right whale used to be a common sight- and sound!- around Dunedin… Audio

Jim Shockey's profession as a hunter often sees him and his family receive death threats from people.He explains to Jim what an ethical hunter is and how they are part of conservation efforts. Audio

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Why animals are turning up in odd places and thriving in unusual habitats. Wildlife writer Isabelle Groc and conservation biologist Brian Silliman on what is driving predators… Audio

 Organisation PETA has called for people to discard idioms that perpetuate violence against animals such as "kill two birds with one stone".  Audio

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

Researchers at the University of Florida have surveyed 962 women about their bed sharing situations.. ie with a human, a cat or a dog - and the differences in sleep quality. Audio

It was a relatively peaceful Guy Fawkes from a law enforcement perspective, but not so for Ros Rowe - a Hawkes Bay woman whose beloved horse Peaches died after developing a stress-related condition… Audio

While cosmetic animal testing is banned in New Zealand, and has been for the past 3 years, cosmetic products tested on animals elsewhere can still be bought here, and at the last count animal testing… Audio

Currently there are no regulations protecting the way the likes of military dogs and horses should be treated when they're used in action or once they return. The question of military animals' status… Audio, Gallery

A visiting animal behaviour expert says keeping a horse in a stable is the equivalent to making a person live in a broom cupboard. Debbie Busby is a UK expert on animal and human behaviour whose job… Audio

Vets say they're concerned over the growing anti-vaccine lobby among pet owners, and food fads such as raw and grain-free diets for animals are gaining popularity. British vets Danny Chambers and Zoe… Audio

We've had March of the Penguins, now there's swim of the penguins. New research reveals Fiordland penguins travel up to 7000 kilometres in eight weeks to find food before their moulting season begins… Audio