It is pleasing to hear that Jumbo the elephant has retired from life in the circus. Weber Brothers circus has given the elephant to the SPCA, which will temporarily house her at Franklin Zoo in Tuakau.

Thanksgiving safety tips for your pet pals. Pets won't be so thankful if they munch on undercooked turkey or a pet-unfriendly floral arrangement, or if they stumble upon an unattended alcoholic drink.

I am thankful for my dog because she loves me. Everyday she greets me and is so happy to see me come home. It does not matter to her what kind of day I had. She loves me whether or not I have a job, though she does love it when I bring home the bacon!

A Riverside man could be facing animal cruelty charges for the alleged mistreatment of nearly two dozen animals that had living on his property, it was reported Saturday. Riverside County animal control officers took more than 20 animals into

A BARGARA family is angry and distraught after their two family dogs were tortured - and one possibly sexually assaulted - after escaping their yard. The nine-year-old female Staffordshire terrier had to be put down after the disturbing attack

The hungry animal was found in a container after two weeks on board the MV Maersk Batam which travelled from the Port Said in Egypt to the Suffolk port John Biscoe, of GMA Freight, said: "We opened this container that had just arrived from Egypt

The man, believed to be in his mid-50s, was stopped by concerned New Brighton residents on Monday morning after they heard the dog, who was chained around the neck and padlocked to the scooter, gagging as it struggled to keep up with the fast-moving scoot

Oscar, a fluffy, black, 8-week-old puppy, had a broken leg. It hurt, and he cried, his right hind leg flopping behind him. But that was only the first of a cascade of very bad things. Next, Oscar was thrown in a bag full of trash, including

Exotic and endangered animals from an abandoned wildlife sanctuary were sold to a hunting safari in the Northern Territory, it has been revealed. Some 300 animals, including herds of critically endangered African scimitar horned oryx and

Thousands of Hindu devotees have flocked to a village in Nepal ahead of the planned sacrifice of more than 300,000 animals in a ceremony condemned by animal rights activists, including French actress Brigitte Bardot.