Waiuku-based Finding Franklin Bats is finding that finding Franklin bats should become a little easier.
Armed with a Canon (or several), the Auckland Council-assisted initiative...
Rural pet wranglers are hard at work across Franklin and North Waikato, preparing for the upcoming ag day season.
Otaua School pupil Leonard Stichbury, 11,...
The New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) Ready to Run catalogue is out now and already drawing attention.
While breeze-up analysis and physical inspections will come closer...
New dog control guidelines will help keep Kiwis safer while the government reviews laws, Local Government Minister Simon Watts says.
“Too many Kiwis have been...
Often referred to as “bearings”; prolapsed vaginas occur in sheep and, less commonly,
cattle.
This occurs in pregnant ewes (most commonly) in the terminal stages of...
Pukekohe’s Alorah Gillgren has been named the SPCA’s Young Volunteer of the Year.
The 19-year-old volunteers for the SPCA’s Mangere centre, bottle-feeding and fostering
animals, or...
By Dr Catherine Pemberton, equine vet
Equine dentistry plays a vital role in maintaining a horse’s overall health, comfort, and
performance. Unlike human teeth, a...
By Dr Linda Sharp BVSc, Veterinarian, Pukekohe
Fraggle is a five-month-old kitten, full of exuberance and mischief, so a red, glittery, feathery, fishy-smelling thing...
Winning runs are underway at the New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) Karaka Sales Centre.
The National Weanling Sale has developed a catalogue of 140 high quality...
Dr Catherine Pemberton BVSc, Franklin Vets
Our minis develop lovely, fluffy insulating coats that provide great protection against cold winter weather. However, this can...
Ben Paris (aka Batman) is no superhero. While he’s spearheaded the Finding Franklin Bats initiative, he can’t ensure the survival of pekapeka on his...
While the government seeks to reform dog control legislation, Franklin Times reader Lois Hudson believes they must take dog owners into account.
She writes:
The government's recent...
When people say they love chicken, they usually mean dinner, but to Jessica Hoskins, they are a wonderful bird.
Jessica Hoskins and her husband, Bradley,...
Love is in the air for unwanted dogs this Valentine's Day, with a new initiative by Auckland Council.
Pukekohe Adoption and Education Centre manager Carly...
Auckland Council's first-ever in-house dog desexing clinic is beginning to show positive results after 475 desexing procedures in under five months.
The council said 229...
Schools around Franklin braved downpours and strong winds (with finally some sunshine thrown in) in September, as they celebrated their country roots with agriculture...
A Franklin-based vet has developed new more sustainable, recycled plastic shoulder-length examination gloves, which are now available nationwide.
Jennifer Stone was recently named one of...
By Dr Jennifer Stone, BVSc (Dist.) BSc
Poisoning by tannins and volatile phenols from oak trees is relatively common. Ingestion of
acorns is the most...
Dog owners are being warned to make sure their pets have been vaccinated as a parvovirus outbreak spreads across the country.
The New Zealand Veterinary...
The country’s first dog adoption and education centre is set to open in Pukekohe next weekend.
The Pukekohe Adoption and Education Centre aims to offer...
