9+ hour, 4+ min ago  (177+ words) New research has found that you can indeed teach an old cat new tricks. Companion Animals NZ in collaboration with Adelaide University have been looking at that tricky transition of making an outdoor cat, an indoor one. And it turns…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (414+ words) A birdsong advocate is welcoming Ashburton District Council's plans to bring in new obligations for cat owners. The council is looking at requiring cats over four months old to be microchipped, registered and desexed. But it "intends to take an…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (930+ words) Dog owners around the country are being asked to pay to register their animals for another year, but what it costs depends a lot on where you live. RNZ's survey of dog registration fees showed owners are paying anything from…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (712+ words) A rebellious teenage boy in a cat's body - that's how the owner of Azuki Bean describes him. The black cat can often be found sneaking into flats for cuddles, waiting for students at Victoria University, shopping on Cuba Street, or…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (611+ words) A conservation group looking to bring native birds back to a Canterbury town have welcomed council plans for expand rules around cat ownership. The Ashburton District Council is proposing a requirement for cats over four months old to be microchipped,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (593+ words) Thousands of animals are needing foster homes this winter, and it is not just cats and dogs - many of those who need a home are farm animals. The SPCA is looking for 250 fosters for dogs and cats, but goats, horses…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (852+ words) A cat rescuer who tames, desexes and rehomes stray felines is worried a bureaucratic battle could put his operation on pause. Tony Hitchcock has run Feral No More from the small Rangit'kei town of Marton for the past three years…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (128+ words) RNZ Cat rescuer worried bureaucratic battle could pause operations A cat rescuer who tames, desexes and rehomes stray felines is worried a bureaucratic battle could put his operation on pause. Tony Hitchcock has run Feral No More from the small…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (770+ words) A Christchurch landlord, who tried to stop tenants from adopting a golden labrador in a unit within a three-level building, has been overruled by the Tenancy Tribunal in its first ruling on "pet consent" rules. Tenancy Tribunal principal adjudicator Brett…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (655+ words) A lower North Island council recognises feral and stray cats are a growing problem but a report advises postponing regulatory change until more information is available. The report to Masterton District Council's Wednesday meeting said critical information gaps meant the…...