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Proposed Changes For Pig Farmers Simply Bringing Farming Into Line With The Law
Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 9:49 am | SAFE
SAFE is urging kiwis who want to see the caging of pigs banned to make their thoughts known on the draft code of welfare for pigs. The draft, put out by the Ministry for Primary Industries and the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, proposes a ... More >>
Two Greyhounds Test Positive For Methamphetamine
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 7:07 pm | SAFE
The Racing Integrity Board has charged three people including two trainers in relation to two greyhounds that had tested positive for methamphetamine. SAFE spokesperson Will Appelbe said it’s alarming that greyhounds are still testing positive for ... More >>
Drowning Of Thousands Of Sheep Highlights The Complete Failure Of The International Live Export Trade To Protect Animals
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 11:05 am | SAFE
An overladen ship crammed with 15,800 sheep capsized on Sunday off Sudan’s Red Sea coast, just days before Ban Live Exports International Day of Awareness, taking place today. The livestock vessel was heading from Sudan's port of Suakin to Saudi ... More >>
‘Done With Dairy’ - SAFE Launches Female Focused Campaign On International Women’s Day
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 9:42 am | SAFE
SAFE is asking New Zealanders to consider the dairy industry from a new perspective - her perspective. It’s common practice for the dairy industry to raise female cows for five to six years before sending them to slaughter. During this time, mother ... More >>
Live Export "death Ship" Arriving In Napier This Week
Monday, 7 March 2022, 8:39 am | SAFE
The live export ship Anna Marra is expected to arrive at Napier Port this week. Under its previous name Awassi Express, this ship was implicated in a live export disaster en route to the Middle East in August 2017. Nearly 64,000 sheep suffered ... More >>
Mass Live Export Shipment Planned For This Weekend In Timaru
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 11:20 am | SAFE
The Al Kuwait, one of the world’s largest live export ships, is expected in Timaru this weekend, only five weeks since it last exported over 10 thousand cows from the South Canterbury port. Timaru locals are planning to protest the ship’s arrival ... More >>
Gareth Hughes Becomes Chair Of SAFE’s Board Of Directors
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 10:50 am | SAFE
Former Green Party MP Gareth Hughes was voted in as Chair of SAFE’s Board of Directors following the charity’s AGM last week. "SAFE has been a strong voice for animals and our recent legal victory over sow crates shows we are delivering for them," ... More >>
New Zealand Must Move Away From Animal Agriculture To Meet Global Methane Pledge
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 11:13 am | SAFE
Overnight at the COP26 climate summit, the United States and European Union announced a global partnership to cut emissions of methane by 2030. New Zealand is one of more than 100 countries that have signed up to the Global Methane Pledge, which aims to ... More >>
Hundreds Of New Zealand Veterinary Professionals Have Put Their Name To An Open Letter To Ban Colony Cages
Monday, 18 October 2021, 6:43 am | SAFE
SAFE has published an open letter this morning in the Dominion Post, calling on Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor to announce a ban on colony cages. Over 250 New Zealand veterinary professionals have put their name to the letter, warning the ... More >>
Yet Another Greyhound Tests Positive For Prohibited Substances In Christchurch
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 2:43 pm | SAFE
In a judgement released this week by the Racing Integrity Board, Craig Roberts was fined $2,000 after his dog Willene Bale tested positive for Ketoprofen at Addington Raceway in July 2021. This is the third time one of Roberts’ dogs had tested positive ... More >>
Pressure is mounting for a ban on greyhound racing
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 3:02 pm | SAFE
Racing Ministry Grant Robertson has put the greyhound racing industry formally on notice following the release of a damning review of the industry. The review, which was commissioned in April 2021 and completed by Sir Bruce Robertson, shows the industry ... More >>
Mud farming continues in the South Island
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 9:16 am | SAFE
Images and video provided to SAFE show winter grazing conditions on many farms haven’t improved in parts of Southland and Otago. The content shows sheep caked in mud, a mother cow licking her calf lying in the mud, another calf who lies motionless in ... More >>
Media Release Correction - Greyhound Trainer Fined For Striking His Dog
Friday, 13 August 2021, 11:57 am | SAFE
Last week Labour MP Priyanca Radhakrishnan accepted The Greyhound Protection League of New Zealand’s 37,700 signature-strong petition, calling for a ban on greyhound racing in New Zealand. SAFE's media release earlier this morning incorrectly stated ... More >>
Greyhound Trainer Fined For Striking His Dog
Friday, 13 August 2021, 11:08 am | SAFE
In a judgement released yesterday, the Racing Integrity Board fined Francis McPhee $350 for striking their dog Vegas Chops across her hindquarters. The incident on 11 July 2021 was in full view of spectators and broadcast across Trackside TV. This ... More >>
Petition To Ban Greyhound Racing Heading To Parliament On Wednesday
Monday, 2 August 2021, 12:04 pm | SAFE
SAFE and the Greyhound Protection League are delivering their 37,000 strong petition to Parliament on Wednesday, which calls for a ban on greyhound racing and to rehabilitate and rehome all dogs bred for racing. This petition was supported by Grey2K USA Worldwide. ... More >>
MPI’s Failure To Prosecute Mass Chicken Deaths Unacceptable
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 2:09 pm | SAFE
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has failed in its duty to enforce animal welfare by not prosecuting a farm where a power outage suffocated and killed 180,000 chickens . The incident which occurred in November 2019 has since been described ... More >>
New Sentence For Meth Doping Greyhound Trainer Won’t Protect Further Dogs From Harm
Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 9:31 am | SAFE
Angela Turnwald, the greyhound racing trainer who was fined and disqualified for four months earlier this year following a doping scandal, has now had that disqualification extended to 18 months . Turnwald’s dog Zipping Sarah tested positive for methamphetamine ... More >>
Another Greyhound Killed At Whanganui Death Track
Monday, 12 July 2021, 10:56 am | SAFE
SAFE is calling for MPI to "step up and shut down" the Whanganui greyhound racing track after another dog has been killed. On Friday, Big Time Frosty became the 10th dog killed this racing season at the notorious Whanganui greyhound racing ... More >>
Twelfth Greyhound Killed At Palmerston North Racetrack Yesterday
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 11:29 am | SAFE
The dog Federal Fear broke his leg yesterday at the Palmerston North racetrack and was killed as a result. This is the fourth dog killed by the greyhound racing industry since Grant Robertson announced his review on 16 April and the twelfth since 1 January ... More >>
Aotearoa Lags As EU Moves To Free 300 Million Animals From Cages
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 11:37 am | SAFE
Today, the European Commission announced its commitment to ban the caging of all farmed animals across the European Union by 2027. The historic commitment will free 300 million animals from cages. As the world moves away from outdated and cruel intensive ... More >>
