Animal Rights
Activists call for more humane killing of possums
Animal activists are calling for wider discussion about killing possums, saying current methods are cruel.
New SPCA centre to combat Auckland delays
Animals are suffering or dying because SPCA staff cannot reach them fast enough in Auckland traffic, prompting the organisation to build a new centre in Hobsonville.
SPCA investigating doggy daycare death
The owners of a dog found dead in a pond at an Auckland doggy daycare centre are "absolutely devastated". Audio
Rodeos - Should They Stay or Go?
A cruel form of entertainment, or a community event showcasing farming skills? Reporter Paloma Migone visits some of the country's rodeos to find out how they tick. Video, Audio, Gallery
Nights' Overseas - India
Bangalore based author and journalist Shoba Narayan reports on a recently banned bull festival and the battle between traditional culture and animal rights. Plus, how the most cash-dependent country… Audio
Animal rights protestors champing at bit
Discussion about the ethics of rodeo is rearing its head once again, as the season got underway with an event yesterday at Warkworth, near Auckland. Audio
D.D. Dumbo, Australian avant-pop prodigy
With its mind-bending mix of throbbing, funky basslines, layered psychedelic textures, skittering African rhythms and an agile tenor voice over surrealist lyrics, D.D. Dumbo's debut album Utopia… Video, Audio
Pest possums' plight prompts protest
Three protesters have stripped off in Christchurch to protest use of possum fur, arguing rights for pest animals are overlooked.
According to NZ law, animals have feelings
Last year a change in New Zealand law acknowledged that that animals are sentient. What does this mean for animal rights, welfare and farming practices? We talk to former vet and animal law expert Ian… Audio
Council considers cat microchip responses
Wellington City Council will begin hearing submissions tomorrow on a new bylaw requiring all cats to be microchipped.
University criticised over animal research plans
Otago University is promising animals at its proposed $49.8 million animal research centre will receive the highest standard of care.
Elephant's death sparks ban petition
Nearly 45,000 people have signed a petition to ban elephant rides following the death of an elephant carrying tourists in Cambodia.
Sympathy for mauled dog shrinks vet bill
Offers of help are pouring in for a 92-year-old Northland man and his small dog, injured in a dog attack.
Attacked man joins dog regulation calls
An elderly man attacked by an American bulldog in Kaikohe is calling on the council to do something about vicious dogs in the town.
Animal rights groups slam new proposed welfare rules
Animal rights groups are slamming new proposed welfare rules saying they are a complete farce and fall well short of international standards. Audio
Countdown pulls some eggs from shelves
A big supermarket chain has pulled Morning Harvest eggs from its shelves that come from a farm implicated in an undercover investigation, which showed hens packed into filthy, over-crowded cages and… Video, Audio
Animal rights
Animal rights activists say China's treatment of dogs in dog meat festival is blackening the country's name. Audio
Inside iD Fashion Week
Frankenstein's lover, pan-sexuality, torture devices and animal rights provide unexpected inspiration and stories behind the work of emerging designers at Dunedin iD Fashion Week 2016. Audio
Activists oppose proposed caged chicken farm
Animal rights activists are vowing to step up protest action as a company takes its proposal to build one of the country's biggest caged chicken farms to the Environment Court. Audio
Scientists actions 'violent, cruel and indefensible'
The animal rights group PETA is outraged New Zealand scientists shot anaethetised pigs at point blank range as part of their research into blood splatter patterns. Audio
