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Pet Refuge is already caring for 29 pets in the lead-up to Christmas.

SPCA warns rushed decisions can end in abandonment once the festive season is over.

Veterinarian Dr Adam Naylor said a worsening dental disease left him struggling to eat.

Virginia animal protection officials say the furry bandit is suspected of other break-ins.

Former Customs dog handler Bex Tasker now runs training on her 5.6ha farm.

Reporter Asia meets some of the cutest (and most competitive) cavy’s in the country! From festive outfits to grass-eating showdowns, see what it takes to be a winning guinea pig!

The past week has been filled with heartbreak for zookeepers tending the animals.

Choco went missing in California and turned up in Michigan. Getting him home took help.

OPINION: Salvation Army's Andrew Wilson says need is rising as cash donations fall.

Dog in hot water for letting horse and steer into the house.

Liquidator of the company that once held Pets and Pats says he's investigating the sale.

The Italian greyhound breed is known for having fragile legs from age 0-18 months.

A South Korean citizen was sentenced today in the Manukau District Court for purchasing and intending to export jewelled geckos/moko kākāriki, a protected native species.

More than 60% of Waikato complaints involved dogs, many in poor health.

Founder Julie Chapman says pets arriving now have more severe injuries.

Feral cats will now join possums, rats and stoats on the Predator Free 2050 list.

'The biggest crowd that watches any of our sports events watches the sheep dog trials.'

The man was on a Zoom call and trying to call his mother when he struck the two women.

Huha NZ says they have had some interest from potential property buyers and investors.

Merlin the Irish Water Spaniel will be barred from regional flights under the new rules.

The former NFL quarterback shared Lua with ex-wife Gisele Bündchen.

Only council-approved public displays could continue under the proposal.

A year on from their headline-grabbing wedding, the couple have transformed their lives.

Animal behaviourist Mark Vette's new book goes deep inside the inscrutable mind of a cat.

Top tips from the animal behaviour expert's new book. Video / Michael Craig

The owner of the Rotorua reptile reckons she is 'better than MetService'.

A 12.2kg cat named Whiskey lost 50% of her body weight: 'She was like a barrel.'

One standout remains New Zealand’s top pet name for the seventh consecutive year.

Kevin the cat has a weakness for gardening gloves and bathing suits.