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Four Sheep Shearers Charged With Animal Welfare Violations Following PETA Investigation Into New Zealand's Wool Industry
Saturday, 25 April 2026, 6:27 pm | PETA Asia Pacific
These charges are precedent-setting but represent only a fraction of the abuse rampant in the massive wool industry, where workers treat terrified sheep like punching bags. More >>
PETA Statement on NZ Government’s Shearing Industry Welfare Programme
Sunday, 28 December 2025, 5:37 pm | PETA Asia Pacific
"Anyone who cares about sheep doesn’t wear wool,” Jason Baker, PETA Asia President says. More >>
PETA Slams ZQ ‘Ethical’ Claims After New Sheep Slaughter Investigation—Animals Improperly Stunned, Throats Slit
Monday, 14 July 2025, 9:08 am | PETA Asia Pacific
The damning undercover footage shows workers using head-only electrical stunning ineffectively on sheep before severing the animals’ necks with a blade, which left the sheep still conscious, as shown by their twitching ears and tense heads. More >>
Wool Industry Violence Prompts PETA Demand: Shearers Must Be 20+
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 10:28 am | PETA Asia Pacific
PETA notes that the young workers are mostly males with developing brains, which studies have shown manage aggression more effectively with age. More >>
PETA Billboard Blitz Targets Sheep Abuse On Wool Farms Across The Country
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 11:40 am | PETA Asia Pacific
Billboard at Auckland (Photo/Supplied) Following an investigation from PETA Asia revealing pervasive cruelty at more than 30 wool operations —including 11 that are ZQ-certified— PETA is erecting a sky-high message in Wellington ( Lambton Square) ... More >>
PETA To Minister McClay: Mandate Webcams In All Shearing Sheds
Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 3:03 pm | PETA Asia Pacific
Despite recent footage revealing extreme cruelty and violence, the wool industry has failed to stop this rampant abuse, even on so-called “sustainable” and “responsible” farms. More >>
Shark finning - the war on sharks
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 9:53 am | PETA Asia Pacific
Kudos to New Zealand officials for stopping the war on sharks. By banning shark finning in New Zealand waters, countless sharks will be spared from being hooked, hauled into boats, having their fins sliced off with knives and dumped back into the water ... More >>
TV Star Goes Green for PETA's Ad Campaign
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 5:20 pm | PETA Asia Pacific
Sydney – Wearing a spectacular full-length gown made of lettuce and accessorised with a red chilli pepper choker – next to the tagline "Let Vegetarianism Grow on You" – vegetarian actor Pippa Black stars in a brand-new ad for People ... More >>
