The country’s wealthiest woman has pledged $2 million to fight animal cruelty – and will give cash to anyone who dobs in farmers’ cruel practices.SAFE’s Hans Kriek said his organisation has not previously had the resources to make a difference in their campaign against caged animals. Pork Board CEO Sam McIvor rejects accusations of cruelty [...]

Chito made friends with the croc after finding him with a gunshot wound on the banks of the Central American state’s Parismina river 20 years ago. He had been shot in the left eye by a cattle farmer and was close to death. But Chito enlisted the help of several pals to load the massive [...]

A West Coast farmer says his livelihood is at risk after 1080 poison was dropped in a creek on his property. The farmer says he had an assurance that helicopters doing the drop would stay 500 metres away from his farm. Jim Ferguson is worried about his reputation as a beef producer. He says if [...]

,,Warning: Video contains graphic images,, The SPCA’s national chief executive is warning the premature birthing of calves could harm New Zealand’s farming reputation. Dairy farmers deliberately birth thousands of calves prematurely each year in a practice known as “inducing”. The vet gives the cows two injections, so their calves will be born 8-12 weeks premature. [...]

NEW ZEALAND — More than 20 seals have been clubbed to death on the Kaikoura coast. Some of the eight newborn pups killed in the attack were just a few days old. The dead seals also included 13 females and two bulls, according to media reports. Department of Conservation South Marlborough area manager Dave Hayes [...]

SPCA Bay Of Islands, Shelter Dog.. The general public needs to be re-educated that you do not use the shelters as a dumping ground for your peeing cat or barking dog that you bought thougtlessly in the first place.” “Many animals are abandoned not because they have behavior problems, but simply because they have become [...]

A pig farm at the centre of a Close Up investigation for animal cruelty has been caught out again and must be closed down, animal advocacy group Safe is saying. The Levin pig farm that was exposed by TVNZ’s Sunday programme for animal cruelty more than a year ago has been called into question again [...]

The child provoked the dog by pulling on its testicles. The investigation also revealed the child had been involved in two previous incidents of alleged animal cruelty. A large dog which bit a Hamilton boy will not be put down because animal control staff say the child provoked the dog by pulling on its testicles. [...]

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Dear my Animals Friends! Thousand Healthy animals dying in New Zealand SPCA Shelters.. I am writing to you to raise a matter which greatly concerns me, and which should also, I believe, concern the National Council of the RNZSPCA and its Branches and member bodies. This issue is more than just a clash between philosophies. [...]