Chews wisely: New Zealand’s doggie poll
Pet food company Masterpet has launched its own election poll in New Zealand, creating rubber chew toys in the likenesses of the two candidates for prime minister, Helen Clark and John Key. The idea...
View ArticleCasting call goes out for a three-legged dog
Filmmaker Geoff Talbot is looking for a three-legged star. Through his blog and Twitter, Talbot — an actor, filmmaker, writer, comedian and veterinary surgeon — is searching for a dog to play Scrap, a...
View ArticleNo charges likely in New Zealand dog barbecue
The SPCA in New Zealand is calling for a change in the law after its investigation into the killing and cooking of a pet dog by a Tongan family in Auckland. As long as the animal is slaughtered...
View ArticleTime to eat the authors?
New Zealand professors Brenda and Robert Vale say the title of their book was partly tongue-in-cheek, partly shock tactic. “Time to Eat the Dog?: A Real Guide to Sustainable Living” — and we’re...
View ArticleChihuahua mix serves as mom to kittens
Shyla, a Chihuahua mix in New Zealand, has undertaken the nursing of seven kittens born to a stray. The kittens were taken in by a Pets n Vets clinic to save them from being euthanized, and Shyla, who...
View ArticleDog rescued from empty yacht, adrift at sea
A retriever mix named Juanita was rescued from an otherwise empty yacht off the coast of New Zealand yesterday. Juanita reportedly poked her head out of a hatch when a rescue vessel pulled alongside...
View ArticleNew Zealand SPCA releases “List of Shame”
A cat hacked to pieces, a terrier beaten by youths with a cricket bat and a dog whose owner inserted a caribiner through its neck all made the Royal New Zealand SPCA’s 2012 “List of Shame.” The list of...
View Article27 animals died during making of The Hobbit
Technically, maybe it’s correct to say no animals were harmed during the filming of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” But away from the set, when the cameras weren’t rolling, 27 animals signed up to...
View ArticleHonk if you’re hungry: SPCA in New Zealand — believe it or not — teaches dogs...
Three shelter dogs in New Zealand have been taught to drive a car by a local SPCA, and one of them will be demonstrating his skills behind the wheel on live television next week. The SPCA in Auckland...
View ArticleWill those driving dogs find a home?
Those New Zealand shelter dogs we told you about last week — the ones being trained to drive a car — succeeded. And two of them may soon be moving to new adoptive homes. The New Zealand Herald reports...
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