What's stopping a crusade to eradicate mozzies?

China's ocean theme parks is capturing some of the world's most magnificent and intelligent animals from the wild and keeping many of them in cramped, inadequate conditions.

Scientists say horses understand us more than we think.

Punakaiki residents say they want to be told if chlorine is added to their drinking-water supply.

Not a dog or a cat person? Then how about a fluffy bunny the size of a dog?

Florida authorities have arrested a man accused of throwing a live alligator through a restaurant's drive-through window.

Many dog owners suspect their pet is smarter than the average hound.

84 dogs, 315 poo bags and a whole lot of peanut butter. Awwwwww!

It was the humans doing the sitting yesterday while their dogs strutted the catwalk at the Auckland Pride Dog Show.

Animal activists have gathered at today's Warkworth Rodeo protesting the event as cruel entertainment.

A group of tourists got the surprise of their life when their car bumper was ripped clean off by a playful lion.

Tiger is the longest serving animal at the Tauranga SPCA shelter.

The story of a man who lured a pack of seagulls onto a train with a bag of fish and chips took the internet by storm this week, but it turns out it's nothing more than an old joke.

The curious case of a huddle of Aussie invaders that long managed to blend in with our native little blue penguins has just taken another twist.

GRAPHIC WARNING. An animal transportation company is under fire after one dog died on a flight to NZ and another ripped its own toenails out.

The Aviation Security Service New Zealand (Avsec NZ) dogs have noses so powerful they can smell a bone over a kilometre away.

Animal rights groups are aghast this country is again being promoted as a premier destination for enthusiasts.

Former All Black WAG Brooke McAlister wants her Romeo back - and internet mogul Kim Dotcom is stumping up $5000 as a reward for the cat's safe return.

Are you a dog or cat person? It's a debate that has divided animal lovers for generations.

Unlikely pair Amur and Timur captivated animal lovers in November, after the goat was placed in the tiger's enclosure as a meal.

Pets suffer health effects from poor diets too, so read ingredient lists carefully, writes Wendyl Nissen.

With media ready to whip up a frenzy over shark attacks, debate rages on whether we should cull the ocean's greatest predator, writes Susan Johnston.

This feline was quite happy nestled among soft toys.

What happens when rabbits are let loose in a yoga class?

Wee Wee the piglet was rescued by a family from the side of the road in freezing conditions during a blizzard in the US.

Woolson, the ram rescued by the Dannevirke SPCA in a night time operation by jet boat, has finally had what's believed to be his first shear.

The animal is thought to be a cross between a raccoon and monkey.

A 100-year-old woman in Miami woke in the middle of the night to this creature cuddled up on her chest.

Digby Livingston and Stephen Franks suggest the way to protect indigenous species is to farm them.