Lifestyle block animals

Healthy goats have good appetites, glossy coats, clear, bright eyes, and are interested in everything around them.

During the hot summer months, it is important to remember that this season can present some challenges and problems to your animals. Here are our tips on helping your pet stay happy, healthy and cool during summer.

Whether you are looking to welcome a new pig into the family, or are just interested in our smart farmyard friends, we have put together a guide on what pigs need to be happy, healthy beings.

Every year, thousands of companion animals are euthanised across New Zealand because there are simply not enough homes for the huge numbers of animals bred around the country.

There are lots of advantages to desexing your pets, apart from preventing the birth of unwanted animals.

There are lots of advantages to desexing your pets - here we answer some of the most common questions about desexing and dispel some of the myths around getting your pet spayed or neutered.

Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease, also known as Rabbit Calicivirus Disease, is caused by Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV) is a highly contagious, usually fatal disease that can affect all domestic and wild rabbits.

Across New Zealand, roosters often find themselves stigmatised for their distinct crow and overlooked in favour of their egg-producing female counterparts, hens.

Goats are herbivores, but they differ from sheep and cattle that only eat grasses, as goat are browsers.

It is best to get your goat used to being handled from a young age, so that future visits from the veterinarian or other human contact is not stressful.