Experts say pets expose children to bacteria early in life which boosts their immunity.

Jack Russell "Jacko" has been trapped down the sinkhole since early yesterday.

Ectotherm keeper Mike introduces our Grand and Otago skinks.

This Pomeranian pup has certainly found her prince charming.

A horse is a horse of course - except when it's not.

Worms - ghastly parasites that live inside our pets.

COMMENT: Those who pick up dog leavings are simply the best of us, writes Matt Heath.

Dogs of all breeds had a whale of a time swimming at pools in Herne Bay today.

Brent Atwater talks to dead pets to reveal their owners' most embarrassing secrets.

A goat who's "like a cross between Bob Marley and Tom Jones" is looking for a new home.

After fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a zookeeper at Auckland Zoo, team leader of Primates Amy talks about how a life-changing trip to the Sumatran jungle ignited her passion for helping orangutans in the wild.

An ex NZ Herald Focus cameraman is at the centre of a daring and dangerous animal rescue in the war stricken city of Mosul.

The chick from Moehau successfully arrived with a little bit of last-minute help.

Most sat and stared blankly at the obstacles or hid in the cat tunnel.

Don't say the animal has gone 'to sleep' - know how to share the news of a pet dying.

Toilet-training cats is surprisingly possible and the benefits are great.

53kg rottweiler Bear farewells an abandoned kitten.

It’s a well-known fact that cats LOVE to sleep – and our big cats are no different. In today’s Zoo Tales, find out how our Carnivore keepers find ways to keep our pride of female lions mentally and physically active!

New research in New Zealand has shown what dogs and their ancestors have known for thousands of years.

A chimpanzee has been filmed using tools to apparently clean the corpse of another chimp.

A new charitable trust aims to encourage empty nesters to adopt a dog with a creative media campaign

Campaign brings together pet charities in a bid to have empty nesters "replace" their children with rescue dogs.

At a last minute wedding planned after the bride was diagnosed with terminal cancer, this pooch was given a special role.

A kind aquarium worker has lent a sinking goldfish a fin.

Slow-growing, spiny-backed and truly unique - take a tour with Ectotherm keeper Julie and meet Toa, Tipua, Taki and Flame, just a few of the incredible tuatara that live at Auckland Zoo.

Source: Crufts

Floodwaters washed a goat into a tree in Dargaville.

Afterglow Miami Ink the American Cocker Spaniel has been crowned Best In Show at this year's Crufts.

They're extremely intelligent Pigs are smart and require about the same amount of training as a domestic dog. That means, if you spend

In the midst of all the flooding, firefighters stepped in to rescue cat.