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Bulls death at Gisborne Rodeo yesterday angers protesters

Friday, 28 December 2018, 11:26 am | Direct Animal Action

What: ‘Ban Rodeo’ protest at Warkworth Rodeo When: Tuesday 1st January 2019, 11am Where: Warkworth A&P Showgrounds, State Highway 1, Warkworth More >>

Celebrations as Tegel mega factory scrapped by OIO

Monday, 1 October 2018, 5:31 pm | Direct Animal Action

The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has scrapped Tegel's plans to buy 200 hectares of land at Arapohue, near Dargaville. More >>

Council now seeking submissions on factory farm in Waikato

Monday, 17 September 2018, 9:56 am | Direct Animal Action

Mainland Poultry’s application to build a mega egg factory farm in Orini, Waikato has been stalled since February of this year following Waikato District Council’s request for further technical reports to support the application. More >>

Tegel can flout animal welfare regulations without fear

Monday, 10 September 2018, 2:32 pm | Direct Animal Action

Animal advocacy group Direct Animal Action are disappointed with the results of a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) investigation into a Tegel chicken farm in Helensville. More >>

Protest at Tegel headquarters today

Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 9:18 am | Direct Animal Action

Today animal advocacy group Direct Animal Action will join with locals from the Kaipara District and Kāpehu marae to protest outside Tegel’s headquarters in Newmarket. More >>

Tegel exposed in shocking animal welfare breaches

Sunday, 29 July 2018, 11:31 am | Direct Animal Action

Animal advocacy group Direct Animal Action have exposed Tegel’s poor animal welfare practices at one of their farms near Helensville. This follows Tegel’s decision to stall on their controversial proposed mega farm in the Kaipara District. More >>

Over 10,000 sign against mega egg farm in Waikato

Friday, 20 April 2018, 8:34 am | Direct Animal Action

A petition to Waikato District Council demanding they decline a proposed mega egg farm has reached over 10,000 signatures. More >>

Anti-rodeo protesters congratulate Govt’s action on rodeo

Thursday, 1 March 2018, 4:23 pm | Direct Animal Action

Anti-rodeo protesters, Direct Animal Action, congratulate the Labour Government for taking the first step today to address rodeo animal welfare concerns. “We’ve been protesting outside rodeos across New Zealand for the last several months and ... More >>

Over 100 protesters at Waikato Rodeo today

Saturday, 17 February 2018, 2:28 pm | Direct Animal Action

Over 100 protesters were outside the Waikato Rodeo this afternoon. Half were Waikato locals, the rest came from across New Zealand. More >>

Protest at Waikato Rodeo this Saturday

Thursday, 15 February 2018, 10:45 am | Direct Animal Action

What: ‘Ban Rodeo’ protest at Waikato Rodeo When: Saturday 17th February 2018, 1pm Where: Kihikihi Domain, Corner of Grey & Dick Streets, Kihikihi, Te Awamutu Protesters will be outside the Waikato Rodeo this Saturday. Organisers - Direct Animal ... More >>

Parklee Bullride claims victim

Saturday, 3 February 2018, 6:21 pm | Direct Animal Action

Direct Animal Action is appalled to hear of yet another animal death at a New Zealand rodeo event. More >>

Taxpayers lassoed by rodeo cowboys say protesters

Saturday, 13 January 2018, 5:20 pm | Direct Animal Action

Whangarei locals turned out in force today to oppose rodeo outside the Mid Northern Rodeo. More >>

Rodeo protesters will face off against cowboys this Saturday

Friday, 12 January 2018, 10:22 am | Direct Animal Action

This Saturday will see protesters outside the Mid Northern Rodeo for the third year in a row. More >>

Public Support for a Ban on Rodeos in NZ Continues to Grow

Saturday, 6 January 2018, 10:57 am | Direct Animal Action

A second protest against the rodeo, within the first week of the New Year, is going ahead today. More >>

Over 100 protesters at Warkworth Rodeo today

Monday, 1 January 2018, 1:16 pm | Direct Animal Action

Record numbers of anti-rodeo protesters demonstrated outside the Warkworth Rodeo today. Over 100 people from Warkworth, Northland, Auckland and as far a field as Wellington gathered today peacefully calling for rodeo to be banned. More >>

Protesters to challenge Warkworth Rodeo

Wednesday, 27 December 2017, 1:41 pm | Direct Animal Action

The first day of 2018 will see anti-rodeo protesters demonstrating outside the Warkworth Rodeo. More >>

Waikato could soon have NZ’s biggest egg factory farm

Friday, 22 September 2017, 10:05 am | Direct Animal Action

New Zealand's biggest egg producer, Mainland Poultry, want to build a massive industrial chicken egg laying farm at 64 Old Road, Orini in the Waikato. More >>

Animal Activists Surprise Bill English

Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 1:56 pm | Direct Animal Action

Bill English was hoping for selfies with fans when he visited the AUT Millennium Institute in Auckland today, but instead was met by animal activists holding placards. The activists wanted to call attention to the government’s failure to help animals ... More >>

Animal Activists Surprise Bill English

Thursday, 7 September 2017, 2:55 pm | Direct Animal Action

Bill English was hoping for selfies with fans when he visited Christchurch today, but instead was met by animal activists holding placards. The activists wanted to call attention to the government’s failure to help animals suffering in factory ... More >>

Protesters urge locals to boycott Waikato Rodeo

Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 9:09 am | Direct Animal Action

This Saturday will see animal rights protesters from Direct Amal Action outside the Waikato Rodeo, urging locals to boycott the event. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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