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'Lady' as she was found in December

Woman sentenced for starving dog

A Takanini woman has been sentenced to 100 hours of community work for starving her dog, which she says she couldn't afford to look after.

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Bird breeder Gavin Wilkinson says the cat was responsible for killing 10 of his birds

SPCA shocked by Trade Me cat skin video

The SPCA says it's disgusted by a man's decision to kill a cat, skin it and list it on Trade Me.

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The puppies reportedly come from a commercial breeder on Gladstone Rd in rural Levin (file)

Groups want stricter 'puppy mill' laws

Animal welfare groups are fighting to change puppy breeding laws after 11 pet store puppies raised in an alleged "battery farm" died this month.

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One of the many beagles poses in front of the Beehive (photo: Simon Wong/3 News)

PHOTOS: Puppies at Parly for petition video

A petition boasting more than 37,000 signatures against the use of animal testing in the development of legal highs has been delivered to Parliament.

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It's only legal to remove a puppy's tail if it's less than four days old

Call for ban on dog tail docking video

Two Christchurch dog owners have been discharged without conviction for cutting the tails off five puppies with a hot knife.

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Man guilty after dog starves to death

An Auckland man charged after a dog described as "a skeleton with fur" was found dead on a rubbish heap has been sentenced to community work.

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The SPCA raised money today with pet competitions

Wellington SPCA moves to new home video

The Wellington SPCA will this year move from a cramped shelter to the country's most unique animal hospital and teaching facility.

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Boy needed to have an eye removed as a result of the beating

Jail for man who beat dog

A man who beat a dog so badly it needed to have an eye removed has been jailed for six months.

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'Willow' is a three-month-old cat who needs a foster home

SPCA desperate for kitten fosterers

SPCA Auckland is desperately seeking short-term foster homes for rescued cats and kittens.

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Petition launched against animal testing bill

Animal rights groups are joining forces in a bid to prevent animal testing for legal highs.

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Trapped cat left to die in harbour

The SPCA is condemning an “appalling act of animal cruelty”.

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All proceeds will be donated to the SPCA

Puppy pride on display in Auckland video

Puppy pride was on display in Auckland over the weekend when the first Pride Dog Show was held in Mount Albert.

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Driving dog Porter (Campbell Live)

Who adopted the driving dogs? video

Campbell Live returns to the west Auckland farm where the famous driving dogs were trained to find out who will get to adopt them.

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The Otago SPCA says extreme temperatures and ignorance are to blame for a spike in cases of heat stroke (file)

Campaign targets pets in hot cars video

The Otago SPCA says it's being called to rescue distressed animals in vehicles at a rate of once a day.

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Bob Kerridge says cats deserve a life

'Colony cats deserve a life' - Bob Kerridge video

SPCA volunteers catch and neuter stray cats, then return them to purpose-built areas of the city where they are "carefully managed".

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Porter, one of the SPCA's rescued dogs, seen here at the wheel of a car

Driving dogs to become Top Dogs?

The world’s top driving dogs have again been linked with the world’s top driving television show.

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SPCA boss Bob Kerridge

SPCA rejects 'sick' cat plan

Economist Gareth Morgan is offering to pay the SPCA $5 for every unwanted cat that it puts down as the fur flies in his war on feral cats.

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Gareth Morgan is offering to give $5 for each cat

Morgan promises $5 per cat put down video

Gareth Morgan told Campbell Live he would pay $5 to the SPCA for every cat they put down.

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How much do cats really kill? video

Science tells us domestic cats do catch rodents and birds and lizards – but do they catch them in quantities that harm native populations?

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“That little ball of fluff you own is a natural born killer,” says the Cats To Go website (file)

Anti-cat campaign questioned

Gareth Morgan's new 'Cats To Go' campaign is being questioned by wildlife experts.

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