Boots the Kitten Nanny Boots the 'Kitten Nanny' is a living legend. One of around 300 dogs found abandoned in New Orleans after Hurricane

The pups were out in force today as dogs from around Auckland were taken for a stroll at One Tree Hill in the name of charity.

Dog owner "flabbergasted" by the response to his call for people to join him and Walnut on their last walk together.

131116bf12.JPG PHOTO/BEN FRASERSUPPORT: The Rotorua community and their four-legged friends had a great time at the VETPlus Dogs'

Four-legged crime fighters are the latest recruits to stop drugs, illicit items and cash from being smuggled into the country.

Everyone loves an optical illusion, but the latest visual tease to leave the internet confused is something a little different.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Shocking surveillance footage has captured the moment a mother managed to save her 2-year-old son.

The dog was spotted by a rescue helicopter on Saturday morning after going over the top of the hill on Tuesday.

A Zimbabwean high court has dropped charges against the professional hunter, Theo Bronkhorst, who led the expedition that killed prized lion Cecil.

Source: Twitter @EuropeanTour. A band of mongooses invaded the course on the European Tour.

Behind the scenes footage from the first episode of Planet Earth II shows the gruesome fate of hatchlings who didn't manage to escape.

Source: BBC / Goal.com. Goal.com overlaid the iguana run clip with commentary from a couple of Leo Messi’s greatest goals, and the result? We’ll let you see for yourselves.

Jeb, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois, was sentenced to death in September on suspicion of killing a neighbour's dog.

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Source: Liveleak. They are two of the deadliest spiders in the world - containing venom that can kill a person in as little as 15 minutes. One homeowner filmed the moment he caught the arachnids fighting over a ventilation shaft outside his home in Australia.

BBC viewers were scared stiff last night by dramatic footage in the long-awaited series Planet Earth 2 that showed dozens of snakes chasing baby iguanas.

Source: BBC. Snakes hunting as a pack chase down baby iguana in amazing footage for BBC's Planet Earth II that even shocked Sir David Attenborough

The Department of Conservation is pleading for information after a sea lion pup was killed on the Otago Peninsula.

When dozens of fish were left gasping after vandals slashed their tanks, panicked staff at a country park decided to give them the kiss of life.

An adorable dog that was lucky to survive the brutal treatment it received has showed off her amazing recovery alongside a hunky firefighter in a charity calendar.

Auckland bug man Brian Lawton shares his home with thousands of lizards, eels, exotic insects, rats, turtles and several tarantulas.

Auckland woman Andie Page is designing custom-made pet pillows for animal-loving Kiwis.

The SPCA is renewing calls for a ban on the public sale of fireworks and launched a survey asking their animals' experience with fireworks.

The identity of the hunter who killed Pedals the bear with a crossbow will remain secret after the authorities in New Jersey refused to release it.

Cat owners share their playful pets quirkiest habits on Snapchat

Source: Sophie Roselt

A photo of an enormous Hunstman spider spotted in Queensland, Australia, is terrifying social media users.

Source: YouTube/Brosharsadventures. An American traveller has captured video of a shark casually swimming very close to surfers in Byron Bay.

A pig that was on the loose on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway during peak hour has now been captured.