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Government Pushes Cruel Pig-Caging Bill Through Its First Reading - Defying Public Will
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 4:38 pm | SAFE For Animals
Animal Welfare Minister Andrew Hoggard has defended the Bill as "science-based policy" that "strengthens animal welfare" and reflects "compassion and practicality." More >>
Outrage At Government's Proposal To Continue With Cruel Confinement Of Mother Pigs
Thursday, 2 October 2025, 11:38 am | SAFE For Animals
The announcement comes five years after SAFE and the New Zealand Animal Law Association took the Government to the High Court over the use of these systems. More >>
One Year On: Animals Still Dying On Notorious Southland Mud Farm
Tuesday, 9 September 2025, 9:34 am | SAFE For Animals
SAFE is urging the Government to take decisive action and end mud farming in Aotearoa. More than 17,000 people have already signed SAFE’s petition calling for an end to the practice. More >>
Billboards, Cinema Ads, And A Call To Fonterra: SAFE Marks Bobby Calf Awareness Day
Friday, 29 August 2025, 9:53 am | SAFE For Animals
The campaign also coincides with the tenth anniversary of SAFE’s internationally recognised Calf in a Glass campaign, which exposed the hidden suffering of bobby calves and forced limited reforms. More >>
Lincoln University’s ‘World-Best Practice’ Dairy Farm Exposed In Shocking New Footage
Monday, 18 August 2025, 8:40 am | SAFE For Animals
Calves are seen piled on top of each other in a trailer. A mother cow is chased aggressively by a farmer on a quad bike after being separated from her calf. More >>
First Dog Dies Just Days Into Final Greyhound Racing Season
Friday, 8 August 2025, 9:57 am | SAFE For Animals
This latest death follows a devastating 2024/25 season, which saw 17 dogs die - the deadliest year since 2021. The industry has faced years of criticism and multiple government reviews, ultimately leading to the Government’s decision to ban greyhound ... More >>
Trapped In The Past: NZ Hens Suffer In Cages While World Bans Them
Monday, 4 August 2025, 9:51 am | SAFE For Animals
Public sentiment stands firmly on the side of hens. In 2023, more than 22,000 New Zealanders signed SAFE’s petition calling for a ban on cages. More >>
Seventeenth Death Marks Grim End To Greyhound Racing Season
Friday, 1 August 2025, 10:51 am | SAFE For Animals
The total number of dogs killed has increased compared to last season, rising from 13 to 17. Over the course of the season, more than 800 dogs suffered race-related injuries, including 114 broken bones. SAFE says the scale of harm is staggering - ... More >>
SAFE Calls For Investigation Into Sexually Explicit Dairy Farm Content
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 11:59 am | SAFE For Animals
SAFE finds the actions of all individuals involved, whether directly or indirectly, to be reprehensible and entirely unacceptable. We demand full accountability from those responsible for the care of these animals for allowing such conduct to take ... More >>
Three Greyhounds Dead Within Three Days: SAFE Says Shut It Down
Monday, 16 June 2025, 9:41 am | SAFE For Animals
Three dogs in three days is not just a tragedy - it’s a damning indictment of an industry that treats these animals as expendable, says SAFE Campaigns Manager Emma Brodie. More >>
SAFE: Proposed Welfare Code Betrays Animals And The Law
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 8:08 am | SAFE For Animals
The animal rights organisation says the code legitimises inherently harmful practices - including mud farming, feedlots, and painful procedures like castration and tail docking without pain relief - while continuing to allow animals to suffer without ... More >>
No More Delays - SAFE Demands Urgent Dog Racing Winddown
Monday, 19 May 2025, 9:01 am | SAFE For Animals
SAFE says these deaths and injuries are mounting proof that every day of delay is costing dogs their lives. SAFE is urging both the Government and Greyhound Racing New Zealand (GRNZ) to move quickly to wind-down the industry, before more dogs are ... More >>
Animal Rights Charity Lays Complaint Over Mass Fish Deaths
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 7:16 am | SAFE For Animals
The complaint has been followed up by SAFE calling for an industry-wide review into breaches of New Zealand’s animal welfare legislation. More >>
Greyhound Racing’s Death Toll Climbs As Industry Drags Its Feet
Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:13 am | SAFE For Animals
SAFE Head of Campaigns Jessica Chambers says this is a bitter reminder of just how urgently the industry needs clear directives to begin winding down. More >>
SAFE Condemns The Export Of Over 80 Greyhounds For Racing
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 4:43 pm | SAFE For Animals
"This matter requires the immediate attention of the Racing Minister, to ensure no more dogs are sent overseas and denied their legal right to freedom from racing," says SAFE Head of Campaigns Jessica Chambers. More >>
Animal Rights Advocates Call For Rodeo Ban At National Finals
Friday, 21 March 2025, 7:47 am | SAFE For Animals
SAFE Campaign Manager Emily Hall says rodeo holds no place in a society that values compassion for animals, with this season’s death toll illustrating the cruelty inherent in the industry. More >>
Five Animals Killed; Demand For Rodeo Ban Intensifies
Monday, 17 March 2025, 2:52 pm | SAFE For Animals
SAFE Campaign Manager Emily Hall says the death toll of five this season illustrates the inherent cruelty of rodeo. More >>
Three Greyhounds Dead In One Week - Video Captures Harrowing Final Moments
Friday, 14 March 2025, 2:22 pm | SAFE For Animals
On March 13 at Addington Raceway, Homebush Honey collapsed and died after a trial. SAFE has received footage showing a greyhound, who appears to be Homebush Honey, in visible distress. More >>
Greyhound Racing Claims Another Life While Industry Scrambles To Stay Afloat
Monday, 10 March 2025, 11:05 am | SAFE For Animals
Despite the Government’s clear position, the leaked document also revealed that GRNZ plans to continue racing as usual in 2025, which SAFE says will only lead to more suffering, more injuries, and more deaths. More >>
SAFE: Animal Cruelty Has No Place In National Sports Awards
Friday, 7 March 2025, 8:31 am | SAFE For Animals
"Sport involves a fair competition between willing participants. The animals forced to participate in rodeo events are suffering and dying in the name of entertainment," says Hall. More >>
