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Animal welfare stories

Pet Health Digest warns owners to rethink pet flights

Incident data show nine animal mishaps in 2025, prompting vets to urge owners to weigh route, health and cabin versus cargo before booking flights.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Today

Global Stories

Animal welfare stories

Agricultural Technology

Halter gives farmers the tech to boost herds productivity

Halter's virtual fencing could let producers carry up to 30% more stock and move herds faster in droughts, floods or fires.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Mon, 17th Aug 2026

Agricultural Technology

Agscent raises AUD $5 million to boost AI scent tech

The Canberra-based startup's funding will speed livestock diagnostics that can cut waiting times for farmers and support wider health and emissions monitoring.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Jul 2026

Customer Experience

Exclusive: Rover's Phil Katz on trust signals in pet care

Rover says data, trust systems and AI tools are reshaping pet care marketplaces as owners seek more personalised services.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 15th May 2026

Agricultural Technology

Scanabull raises NZD $1.1 million for cattle weighing tech

New Zealand agritech startup Scanabull raises NZD $1.1 million to scale smartphone-based 3D cattle weighing for beef farmers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026

Gaming

Game review: Two Point Museum: Zooseum DLC (Switch 2)

Two Point Museum's Zooseum DLC on Switch 2 adds animal care, complex habitats and hungry predators to its charming management sim.

By Damian Seeto • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Animal welfare stories

New Zealand Labour Party

'Enough is enough': New Zealand First wants to ban fireworks

Animals, homes and emergency crews could be spared disruption if New Zealand First wins support for its proposed fireworks ban.

By Craig McCulloch • 3 min read • This month

Physical Security

Toronto Zoo links orangutan enclosure fences to security

Staff will now receive instant alerts if orangutan fence wires are touched, helping Toronto Zoo verify incidents before animals are at risk.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Halter's Clank AI cuts engineering time in farm tech

Farming customers could see faster fixes as the system now handles alert triage and code changes, saving more than 215 engineering hours.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month

Conservation

Christchurch's Orana Wildlife Park could get $1 million grant from ratepayer funds

Ratepayers could help keep Christchurch's only open-range wildlife park afloat, as councillors weigh a NZD $1.2 million rescue package.

By Keiller MacDuff • 4 min read • Last month

Accident Compensation Corporation

Three-year high for dog attack complaints in Invercargill

Complaints have climbed to 95 in the past year, as Invercargill council warns poor dog ownership may be worsening alongside attacks.

By Matthew Rosenberg • 3 min read • Last month

Civil Defence

Wairoa's floods help drive change to emergency management law

Wairoa councils will soon be able to clear river mouths and debris sooner, after floods exposed delays in emergency response.

By Linda Hall • 4 min read • Last month

Unified Communications

Boldyn rolls out 5G RedCap for livestock monitoring

Farmers in West Sussex can now spot heat stress earlier after a private 5G link put in-pen sensors on livestock buildings.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Northland

Far North dog control crackdown sees workload surge

Council enforcement against unregistered owners drove infringements up more than threefold, as dog control complaints and call-outs nearly doubled.

By Susan Botting • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026

Data Analytics

Snowflake & Mandai launch Animal 360 for animal care

Keepers and vets at Mandai Wildlife Reserve can now query 600,000 records in seconds, cutting time spent piecing together animal histories.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026

Agricultural Technology

Bovonic sales jump 50% as QuadSense expands overseas

Sales of QuadSense climbed more than 50 per cent in New Zealand as Bovonic prepares to scale the mastitis system in the UK and Ireland.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Aug 2026

Supply Chain

Polestar 3 upgrade opens in New Zealand from NZD $149,900

Faster charging and more range will give New Zealand buyers a 22-minute top-up option when deliveries start in mid-August.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Jul 2026

Agricultural Technology

Australia beef pilot tests digital traceability passports

Farmers could cut duplicated reporting as a 12-month trial showed digital passports can carry beef provenance and sustainability data across seven countries.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2026