A US college footballer has been suspended after allegedly punching his friend's dog in the face three times, breaking its jaw, in a fit of rage.

Possums are becoming more than road kill, with pet food companies helping to make a dent in the pest's population while also doing

Dogs are unconditional, they accept us however we are and don't judge us.

The number of dog-bite patients discharged from hospitals around the country has increased 58 per cent over the past 10 years.

Two police officers are being lauded for "pawsing" a dog attack today when greyhound went after a small paperanian named Prince.

Three British women have found themselves at the centre of an online row after allegedly refusing to clean up an "enormous" mess left by one of their Great Danes.

A group of students went out for a dive in Otago Harbour yesterday and came back with a whale of a tale.

A new proposal raises the possibility of cat curfews in ecologically sensitive areas and proposed ways to manage strays.

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New study shows much-maligned birds were able to build vocabularies ranging from 26 to 58 words.

They're good natured You may think greyhounds are aggressive or difficult dogs to keep as pets - but that couldn't be further from

Vets are warning people not to give their dog a bone, because it could kill them.

Nine ducklings survived a deadly dash across a motorway yesterday afternoon. Their mother wasn't so lucky.

Marnie If you've never heard of Marnie - where have you been? This 14-year-old Shih Tzu was found smelly and matted on the streets

Her little dog was hit by a car, hours later Coral Luscombe found out a stranger had anonymously paid $1000 toward her dog's vet bill.

Google has admitted its face-blurring technology may have been "a little overzealous" after blurring a cow's face for privacy.

Watch: CCTV footage after rabbits have been stolen from breeders' backyards.

Shark-dog, who made headlines for his Houdini-like escape, is loving the attention and about to get his wardrobe updated.

Millennial men, it turns out, are more likely to look for companionship in pets.

Just when you thought it was safe to get out of the water, a shark has been spotted stalking the suburban streets of Christchurch.

Sentencing has been delayed in the death of Hamilton Zoo curator Samantha Kudeweh, killed by a tiger nearly a year ago.

A Tauranga wildlife photographer was diving with friends when two orca "appeared out of nowhere".

COMMENT: Misinformation is counterproductive in battling dramatic decline of species in Auckland Islands.

The Lion Man has hit back at new claims he abuses his animals at his big cat sanctuary in South Africa, saying "you cannot abuse a lion."

This is the moment a cat was found alive 16 days after it was trapped under rubble in the devastating Italian earthquake.

It sounds like a cute initiative, but creating an underpass for penguins in Oamaru is no walk in the park.

Watch: A primary school north of Auckland has seen its roll surge in recent weeks with the opening of an unusual daycare.

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