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Court rejects bid to save Fat Boy, fate of alleged cat-killing dog uncertain
His owner was physically restrained as animal management officers removed the dog.
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Editorial: Public displays can keep Guy Fawkes fun without neighbourhood havoc
OPINION: A Parliament committee has recommended a ban on fireworks' public sale and use.
Hobby farmers told to prepare for extreme conditions ahead of looming El Niño
El Niño raises the risk of drought, water scarcity and wildfires.
Why should Tauranga vote for Animal Justice's Sam Connely?
Connely wants an independent commissioner to represent animals.
'Chasing his chooks': Was man legally justified in shooting neighbour's dog?
Henare Heta cited an earlier attack by the couple’s other dog that killed his chickens.
‘Very vicious’ dog on loose near Auckland school, students held back
The owner warned the public not to approach the dog.
'Deliberate attack': One penguin chick dead, another missing at Piha beach
A witness reported a man and a woman being involved with 'intentionally disturbed' nest.
North Otago shearer sentenced to home detention for abusing lambs
Damian Fraser admitted seven charges of ill-treating sheep.
Owner sentenced after pit bull mauled grandmother walking with grandson
The victim needed a skin graft and spent several days in hospital.
Mick On Monday: Tragic loss of dual Oaks winner should give punters perspective
OPINION: Ohope Wins was the reigning New Zealand Stayer of the Year.
Northland woman pleads guilty after dog kills four kiwi
The Department of Conservation estimated dogs killed 20 kiwi at Wharengaere Bay last year.
The other end of the leash: The abuse animal management staff face and myths about them
Officers endure threats against themselves, their families, and their own pets.
On the other end of the leash: A day with Auckland’s dog control officers
Herald reporter Rachel Maher joins Auckland Council animal management officers on the road, witnessing the difficult encounters and abuse that come with the job.
A dingo, Albus Dumbledog and Auckland’s most unlikely cross-breeds
The Auckland Council report shows that a dingo is registered as living in the city.
The troubling trend hidden in Auckland’s dog-attack figures
Auckland Council's annual animal management report has been released.
Attack injuries and broken legs: Piggery owners barred after animal welfare horror
MPI officers said seven pigs had to be euthanised to "end their suffering".
Family of UK man killed by tiger call for end to 'offensive' online posts
Relatives of William Chapman, 23, have asked people to stop posting video of the attack.
Pyrotechnics scrapped from Olivia Dean concert beside Auckland Zoo
A letter had gone out warning neighbours.
'Astonished and disappointed': Trays of dolphin flesh found in man's freezer
The 76-year-old says he was trying to protect his community and will challenge the fines.
Man killed by tiger after jumping into enclosure named
Chapman posted a video from inside the tiger pen moments before the attack.
'We're both traumatised': Marton woman and dog badly injured after dog attack
'I didn’t sleep for two days when I came home because I kept recalling it over and over.'
Zoo tragedies raise public safety questions and the point of wildlife parks
UK fatal tiger mauling follows a crocodile attack in August.
Man ‘dancing’ and happy before jumping into zoo’s tiger enclosure
Yorkshire Wildlife Park says that the endangered tiger will not be euthanised.
Man arrested trying to smuggle 10 live birds in his underpants
Organisation says illicit wildlife trade generates billions of dollars annually worldwide.