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No End to Chicken Suffering as Genetic Horror Continues
Monday, 6 August 2012, 11:13 am | SAFE
Chickens bred for meat in New Zealand have been let down by a new code of welfare which continues to allow cruel practices and poor genetics of the birds, says SAFE, New Zealand’s leading animal advocacy organisation. Campaign director Eliot Pryor ... More >>
Sir Paul Mccartney Supports Be Cruelty-Free Campaign In NZ
Monday, 9 July 2012, 10:54 am | SAFE
Sir Paul McCartney has given his backing to Humane Society International and SAFE’s Be Cruelty-Free campaign, the largest-ever global effort to end animal testing for cosmetics worldwide. In many countries, animals such as rabbits, mice and guinea ... More >>
Protest Challenges Cage Egg Industry
Monday, 25 June 2012, 10:07 am | SAFE
Access to the largest battery cage facility in New Zealand has been blocked today by animal welfare activists protesting against cages for layer hens. More >>
Horse Death Brings Call for the End of Jumps Racing
Friday, 15 June 2012, 9:36 am | SAFE
MEDIA RELEASE 15 June 2012 Horse Death Brings Call for the End of Jumps Racing The death this week of Llanaprize, in the Barry Burge 3500 Steeplechase event at Te Aroha (13 June), is an example of the cruelty inherent in jumps racing, says animal advocacy ... More >>
Season of Suffering Starts This Weekend
Friday, 4 May 2012, 10:04 am | SAFE
Hunters are preparing for the open slaughter that is duck hunting season this weekend (Saturday 5 May) and animal advocacy group SAFE is asking the wider public not to support this inhumane practice. While duck shooting may be considered a ‘fun’ ... More >>
Animal Advocacy Group Angered at Rodeo Inaction
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 11:00 am | SAFE
MEDIA RELEASE 19 April 2012 Animal Advocacy Group Angered at Rodeo Inaction Animal advocacy group SAFE says it is disappointed and angered by Hamilton Council’s inaction over the controversial International Rodeo. Mandy Carter, SAFE Campaign Manager, ... More >>
NZ Joins Global Campaign to End Cosmetic Testing on Animals
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 10:11 am | SAFE
SAFE has joined forces with Humane Society International and Lush Cosmetics to launch the New Zealand arm of the largest-ever global campaign to end animal testing for cosmetics. The campaign, launched to coincide with World Week for Animals in Laboratories, ... More >>
Secret Colony Battery Cage System Exposed
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 11:23 am | SAFE
Secretly filmed footage taken inside the largest battery egg farm in New Zealand shows a dark future for New Zealand’s three million laying hens. Last night Campbell Live showed covertly filmed footage taken by animal rights investigators at Mainland ... More >>
No More Bull for Pepsi
Friday, 10 February 2012, 5:16 pm | SAFE
Animal advocacy group SAFE congratulates Pepsi New Zealand for listening to customer concerns by withdrawing its ‘Bromitment’ competition prize that would send the winner to the running of the bulls event in Spain. More >>
High Hopes for SAFE’s Christmas Appeal
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 5:21 pm | SAFE
Animal advocacy group SAFE is hoping its annual appeal next week will make a big difference for animals in 2012. The appeal will raise the essential funds that enable SAFE to continue to effectively work on their behalf. More >>
Hamilton city imports animal cruelty from Christchurch
Saturday, 19 November 2011, 11:49 am | SAFE
MEDIA RELEASE 19 November 2011 HAMILTON INTERNATIONAL RODEO Hamilton city imports animal cruelty from Christchurch Hamilton’s Claudelands Arena will be the focus of anti-rodeo campaigners protesting against the International Rodeo being held at ... More >>
Egg Industry Warned Of Protests
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 11:07 am | SAFE
Producers of cage eggs are being warned to expect an outraged mob of consumers and animal activists utterly disgusted at the appalling treatment of battery hens on farms around New Zealand. More >>
Neglected and Dying Caged Hens Exposed
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 1:05 pm | SAFE
Thousands of layer hens have been found living in appalling conditions on farms that use illegal cages. Animal advocacy organisation SAFE has made an official complaint to MAF, calling for these farms to be closed immediately. More >>
Egg Industry Told To Stop Cage Cruelty
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 12:09 pm | SAFE
A national conference of egg producers will be confronted tonight by the country’s most outspoken advocate for ending battery hen cages. SAFE director Hans Kriek, flanked by Hetty, the ex-battery hen mascot, will attempt to attend the conference to represent ... More >>
Animal-Friendly Guide New Zealand First
Friday, 11 November 2011, 3:25 pm | SAFE
Three gorgeous Kiwi actors are banding together tomorrow to protest the ugly side of the beauty industry by launching New Zealand's first-ever caring consumer guide, aiming to show how easy it is to avoid products tested on animals. More >>
Hetty The Hen Versus The Hen Guy
Friday, 14 October 2011, 11:30 am | SAFE
A classic battle of good versus evil will take place today when Hetty, New Zealand's ex-battery hen mascot, challenges her arch-enemy, the Egg Guy. More >>
Greens Lead the Way against Colony Cages
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 1:39 pm | SAFE
If the nation’s three million caged hens could vote, the Greens and Act’s John Banks would be ruling the roost come this year’s election, says leading animal advocacy organisation SAFE. More >>
Pressure On Minister To Ban Cruel Cages Intensifies
Monday, 3 October 2011, 3:12 pm | SAFE
The nation¹s leading animal advocacy groups are joining forces today to call on the Minister of Agriculture to prevent the use of colony cages. The RNZSPCA and SAFE intend to use all measures available to strongly urge the Minister to ban cage farming ... More >>
New poll reveals universal opposition to cages
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 11:29 am | SAFE
New Zealanders are as united in their support of the All Blacks as they are opposed to battery cages. A comprehensive opinion poll, released today by animal advocacy group SAFE, reveals a consensus across all sectors of the population that battery ... More >>
Minister’s ‘Ignorance’ Leads to Continued Hen Suffering
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 4:38 pm | SAFE
Reports that the Minister of Agriculture David Carter was ‘unaware’ that hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars have been spent assisting the egg industry to move from one cruel cage system to another are hard to credit, say animal advocates. More >>
