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SAFE and animal experts demand ban on rodeo cruelty
Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 8:45 am | SAFE
Twenty-four veterinarians, animal welfare authorities, and law experts have signed an open letter supporting SAFE’s demands that the Labour-led Government upholds its pre-election promise to ban the cruellest aspects of rodeo. More >>
SAFE demands NZ Government follows calls for live export ban
Monday, 28 January 2019, 9:29 am | SAFE
SAFE is reiterating its demand for the New Zealand Government to ban all live exports, following calls in the European Union to clamp down on cruel live animal exports. More >>
SAFE calling bluff on meat industry science
Friday, 18 January 2019, 10:37 am | SAFE
SAFE is calling the meat industry’s bluff on recent research, and misleading and exaggerated claims of health benefits associated with eating meat. More >>
Animals always the losers on factory farms
Thursday, 27 December 2018, 12:37 pm | SAFE
Animals always the losers on factory farms, as fire rips through West Auckland poultry sheds More >>
SAFE demands a ban on greyhound racing
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 9:58 am | SAFE
SAFE is demanding an end to greyhound racing cruelty, amid new figures that show the industry killed 353 unwanted dogs during the last season. More >>
Consumer NZ calls out chicken meat producers
Monday, 10 December 2018, 11:26 am | SAFE
SAFE is demanding the chicken meat industry stops misleading people, after Consumer NZ calls out Tegel, Ingham and Pams chicken for their misleading “cage-free” labelling on chicken meat products. More >>
SAFE blows the whistle on failings of Protected Disclosures
Friday, 7 December 2018, 10:23 am | SAFE
7 December 2018 | MEDIA RELEASE SAFE blows the whistle on failings of Protected Disclosures Act More >>
Charges laid after dairy farmer cruelty exposed by SAFE
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 1:55 pm | SAFE
SAFE is pleased to see charges laid against a Northland contract milker who was caught beating cows with a pipe, but urge that without proper regulatory enforcement, animal cruelty will continue to be a blight on New Zealand’s reputation. More >>
Calf suffers suspected broken neck after roping
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 10:12 am | SAFE
SAFE is renewing calls for an urgent ban on the use of baby animals in rodeo after a young calf suffered a suspected broken neck in Australia. More >>
Calf is trampled in trailer
Monday, 19 November 2018, 10:36 am | SAFE
MPI fails to take action to protect animal welfare, as calf is trampled in trailer More >>
Animals set to suffer at Omahu Valley Parklee Bullride
Monday, 12 November 2018, 12:53 pm | SAFE
SAFE is deeply frustrated that a rodeo will take place at the Omahu Valley Parklee Bullride next weekend despite widespread calls for a ban of the practice during this rodeo season. More >>
Private prosecution underway following rodeo abuse
Friday, 9 November 2018, 10:23 am | SAFE
SAFE is congratulating the New Zealand Animal Law Association (NZALA) for taking the first step towards private prosecution of a man who used an electric prodder on a calf during last year’s rodeo season, in a clear breach of the Rodeo Code ... More >>
EU approves restrictions on animal antibiotics
Monday, 5 November 2018, 8:27 am | SAFE
SAFE is applauding the European Parliament for taking a bold and necessary step towards improved animal welfare, by banning the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in meat production by 2022. More >>
Otago farmer receives formal warning for illegal sow stalls
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 11:11 am | SAFE
SAFE are deeply frustrated with MPI for only issuing a warning to a Timaru pig farm after an investigation was prompted by shocking footage of illegal animal cruelty captured by Farmwatch. More >>
SAFE celebrates World Vegan Day with annual Eat Kind awards
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 8:52 am | SAFE
The "butcher of the future," a cafe with a vegan cheese cave, and a plant-based, sweet-treat hot spot have taken out SAFE's 2018 Eat Kind Awards. This is the second year running of the awards that recognise excellence in vegan eateries. They were ... More >>
PigCare label nominated for award in misleading advertising
Friday, 26 October 2018, 9:53 am | SAFE
SAFE is nominating New Zealand Pork’s ‘PigCare’ label for the 2018 Bad Taste Food Awards, in recognition of its deception of consumers in the name of profit. More >>
SAFE calling on councils to reject mega-farm application
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 12:05 pm | SAFE
SAFE is calling on two councils to think about the wellbeing of millions of birds, as well as the negative impacts on local people through increased traffic and pollution, when they hear a consent application for a huge chicken farm in Waikato. More >>
MPI only paying lip service to animal welfare
Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 9:43 am | SAFE
MPI’s inability to investigate complaint proves it’s only paying lip service to animal welfare More >>
Toothless rodeo recommendations bowing to animal abusers
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 10:21 am | SAFE
The animal charity says the long-awaited report by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee is extremely disappointing and fails to implement any meaningful changes. More >>
SAFE takes Tegel to task in complaint to ASA
Thursday, 11 October 2018, 10:05 am | SAFE
SAFE has laid an official complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority over a Tegel ‘free-range’ chicken advertisement, which it says is grossly misleading. More >>
