'Local problems need local solutions' - Dog welfare advocate pushes for law reform
A fatal attack on February 17 is the third in four years in the Northland region.
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Flooding came into the SPCA and animals had to be shifted to safety. Video / Gisborne SPCA
After a vet check, Boris will be adopted by the woman whose house he chose.
'People just don’t realise how much training, time, and money they have to dedicate'.
Hawaiki Dean Little had earlier repeatedly hit his dog with a large shovel.
SPCA warns rushed decisions can end in abandonment once the festive season is over.
OPINION: Salvation Army's Andrew Wilson says need is rising as cash donations fall.
More than 60% of Waikato complaints involved dogs, many in poor health.
Feral cats will now join possums, rats and stoats on the Predator Free 2050 list.
Sally-Kae French sent fake documents to tribunals and forged emails from authorities.
A select committee will consider three petitions calling to ban public fireworks sales.
Representatives from Fire and Emergency and SPCA know the dangers of fireworks all too well.
OPINION: The harm to animals is a strong reason for change.
The pups were found zipped in a duffel bag on one of July’s coldest nights.
One llama was found with chewed ears, sparking concern over severe neglect.
The signatories include chambers of commerce, industry and business associations.
'He was trying to charge down the little cat cage door to get out to give me cuddles.'
Evidence suggested the neglect had occurred over 2-6 months.
There are duck tales and then there’s this.
A staff member was injured trying to retrieve the escapees, one of which remains missing.
'In what other agency is that acceptable or normal? Sometimes it's too much.'
Greyhound racing is to be banned by July next year.
Talk to us first, don't just leave them in duffle bags or tied to the gate, the SPCA says.
Animal abuse complaints have increased by 40 percent in a year, according to new stats released exclusively to Herald NOW.
The abuse has increased in the past two years and occurs almost daily, the SPCA says.
Twelve months after going missing in Hamurana, Franco the cat turned up.
A big bull (mostly staying in its own lane) was captured on video trotting down Elles Rd.
Some groups warned of the need to draw a clear line between feral and domestic cats.
'I was just so ecstatic that my cat had been found and I wasn’t thinking straight.'
Hastings miracle kitten survives alone and blind, before SPCA intervention.