Animal protection organisations say MPI cannot be independent in enforcing animal welfare, but a Commissioner could.

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The discovery of a rare fossil goose in an ancient Central Otago lake shows the evolutionary history of Aotearoa New Zealand ...

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I knew we’d given the Kiwis possums and lorikeets, but didn’t have a clue about our generosity in giving them wallabies and magpies.

Meet Jellybean, the newest breakout star at Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park, Arizona, about 20 miles outside of Phoenix as first reported by The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY network.

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A new study challenges a common assumption that deeper marine ecosystems act as refuges which could reseed damaged shallower ...

An American man has been convicted of animal cruelty after he was caught giving a protected hawk an alcoholic drink. Cesar ...

The RSPCA’s annual animal welfare webinar held last week included sessions specific to production animals – and one of the ...

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