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Outrage At Delay and Lies About Battery Cage Phase-out
Friday, 2 August 2013, 10:10 am | SAFE
The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) has outraged animal activists by once again failing to look after the welfare of New Zealand’s three million battery hens. More >>
Don't Be in the Dark, Say Animal Welfare Advocates
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 10:53 am | SAFE
New Zealand's Stop Factory Farming Month, August 2013 New Zealand’s Stop Factory Farming Month, ‘Don’t be in the Dark’ has been launched today by animal advocacy group SAFE. The month-long event will raise awareness of the high level of cruelty ... More >>
Ban Animal Testing For Cosmetics, Animal Advocates Urge Key
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 2:08 pm | SAFE
Tomorrow, animal advocacy organisations SAFE and Humane Society International representatives will present a 15,500 strong petition to Parliament, calling for Prime Minister John Key to ‘hop to it’ and ban animal testing for cosmetics in New Zealand. More >>
Kiwi Women Dared to Go Bare
Monday, 15 July 2013, 3:20 pm | SAFE
Kiwi stars Angela Bloomfield, Suzanne Paul and Ruby Higgins have joined forces with animal advocacy group SAFE to urge New Zealand women to go bare-faced to highlight the cruelty of testing cosmetics on animals – tests which still continue to be ... More >>
MPs Vote in Favour of Animal Cruelty
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 8:50 pm | SAFE
Politicians have today voted against an amendment that would have ruled out the use of data from animal testing for party pill recreational drugs. National MPs and United Future’s Peter Dunne blocked the proposed amendment to the Psychoactive Substances ... More >>
60,000 Strong Say 'Leave Animals Out'
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 8:59 am | SAFE
Over 60,000 people have voiced their objection to the proposed testing of party pills on animals, say animal advocates SAFE, The New Zealand Anti Vivisection Society (NZAVS) and the Royal New Zealand SPCA. More >>
New Animal Welfare Bill Undermined by Loopholes
Friday, 10 May 2013, 11:07 am | SAFE
Despite small, positive steps in the Animal Welfare Act amendment bill released this week, animal advocacy group SAFE says the bill falls well short of public expectation and will not provide animals with the protection they deserve. More >>
Majority Opposed to “Party Pills” Testing on Animals
Monday, 22 April 2013, 12:41 pm | SAFE
As the government calls for public submissions on the psychoactive substances (“legal highs”) bill, New Zealand’s leading animal advocates SAFE, the RNZSPCA and the New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS) say a new poll shows the strength of ... More >>
Animal Groups Say Leave Animals Out of Legal High Testing
Monday, 18 March 2013, 10:30 am | SAFE
National animal advocacy organisations SAFE, the New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS) and the RNZSPCA, have joined forces to launch a campaign to prevent the testing of psychoactive drugs (‘party pills’ or ‘legal highs’) on animals, saying ... More >>
New Zealand Urged to Join EU in Animal-Tested Cosmetics Ban
Monday, 11 March 2013, 10:02 am | SAFE
MEDIA RELEASE 11 March 2013 New Zealand Urged to Join EU in Animal-Tested Cosmetics Ban More >>
Call for New Zealand Industry to End Cosmetics Cruelty
Monday, 25 February 2013, 12:07 pm | SAFE
As the European Union prepares to ban the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetics on 11 March, Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics CEO Mark Constantine and Andrew Rowan PhD., president of Humane Society International, one of the largest animal protection ... More >>
Massive Effort To Make A World Without Factory Farming
Monday, 17 December 2012, 2:58 pm | SAFE
MEDIA RELEASE 17 December 2012 Massive Effort To Make A World Without Factory Farming Animal advocacy group SAFE says a compassionate Christmas is in sight when thousands of caring New Zealanders hit the street this week to collect funds for SAFE’s vital ... More >>
Government Decision on Battery Hens "Gutless"
Friday, 7 December 2012, 12:42 pm | SAFE
The abuse of battery hens is set to continue indefinitely with the release of the new code of welfare for layer hens. Animal advocacy group SAFE slams the Government for its gutless, incompetent and shortsighted decision to introduce the new colony ... More >>
Hens Condemned to Decades More Suffering
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 5:25 pm | SAFE
New Zealand’s egg-laying hens will continue to be caged for life in a new cage system, which is condemned as cruel and unacceptable by animal welfare groups worldwide. More >>
Anti-Rodeo Message Taken Directly to Council
Friday, 23 November 2012, 11:01 am | SAFE
Embargoed until 6am, 23 November 2012 Anti-Rodeo Message Taken Directly to Council Hamilton City Councillors will receive a hard-hitting message this Friday with a powerful protest from animal advocacy group SAFE and locals proclaiming ‘Rodeos ... More >>
Increased Suffering Reveals Failure of Animal Testing
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 3:08 pm | SAFE
MEDIA RELEASE 2 October 2012 Increased Suffering Reveals Failure of Animal Testing System A 35% increase in the number of animals suffering in experiments indicates the failure of the animal testing regulatory system, says national animal advocacy ... More >>
September Slaughter on the Jumps Tracks
Friday, 28 September 2012, 4:25 pm | SAFE
Animal advocacy group SAFE says that September has proved to be the worst month for jumps racing casualties in New Zealand, with three horses killed, bringing to six the total number of deaths this season. More >>
Eat Like A Genius for 30 Days - Go Veg
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 5:18 pm | SAFE
Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln and Vincent Van Gogh - what did these outstanding minds have in common? They all chose not to have any meat on their plates. They lived as vegetarians, a lifestyle choice on the rise as ... More >>
Animal Welfare Proposals Will Take New Zealand Backwards
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 11:49 am | SAFE
Public submissions for the Animal Welfare Act review will close this week on 28 September and New Zealanders have come out in strong support for the nation to be a world leader in animal welfare, says animal advocacy group SAFE. More >>
Government Must Make High Animal Welfare Standards a Reality
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 11:50 am | SAFE
The review of the AWA is an opportunity for New Zealand to achieve the best animal welfare in the world, says leading animal advocacy group SAFE. The group says that, like the nation’s ‘100% Pure’ brand, the country’s reputation for high animal ... More >>
