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JAMIE OLIVER EXPOSES HEN CRUELTY
CELEBRITY chef Jamie Oliver kills one-day-old baby chicks in front of a live studio audience. In the opening sequence of Jamie’s Fowl Dinners - which airs in New Zealand later this month - Oliver asks guests to separate male chicks from female chicks. He puts the males in a container and suffocates them. Later he electrocutes a chicken and drains the blood from its neck. The show will screen on TV One at 8.30pm on Tuesday, 26 August. More ...
 WALK FOR THE ANIMALS
Join a short family walk in central Palmerston North to protect companion animals from experimentation in New Zealand. This Saturday. More ...
BEAGLE RESEARCH IN NEW ZEALAND
After lodging a complaint to the Minister of Agriculture, Jim Anderton, in September 2007 about the unnecessary use of animals in research SAFE has finally received a response. More ...
 ROAD TOUR HITS WHANGAREI
SAFE’s unstoppable national road tour against pig cruelty reached Whangarei this month thanks to local coordinator Cathy Duffield. Cathy organised a public meeting, stall and an eye-catching street theatre involving local volunteers dressed as pigs being wheeled through the city in a shopping trolley. More ...
 CIRCUS DEMO
Despite driving rain SAFE was out in force last weekend demonstrating outside the Loritz Circus in Mangere on behalf of Jumbo, the circus elephant. SAFE campaigners from Auckland were undeterred from highlighting the plight of Jumbo to passing motorists and those attending the circus. More ...
 GROWING TIMES
Less than ten years ago SAFE was photocopying the bulk of its leaflets in quantities of mere hundreds. This month SAFE printed 200,000 colourful leaflets - the largest volume of campaign material the organisation has ever produced. The huge volume signifies another important milestone in SAFE’s history while providing a huge boost in raising awareness of the plight of factory farmed animals. More ...
FILM NIGHTS CONTINUE TO ROLL!
SAFE has hosted its fourth successful film night for the year in Auckland, this time featuring a screening of The Witness and an update from Open Rescue. The Witness tells a simple story told by Eric Lama about how he came to be an advocate for the animals. More ...
 THE VERONICAS VISIT SAFE!
While on holiday in New Zealand, Australia’s identical pop divas The Veronicas couldn’t resist checking out SAFE’s Cruelty Free Shop. Volunteer James Burgess was lucky enough to be managing the store last Saturday when the gorgeous twin sisters came in to stock up on cruelty free goodies. More ...
 SAFE MEETING - Christchurch
Dolphins and Whales:
What Makes Them Special?
Many people today have a special feeling for whales and dolphins, and in New Zealand there is a powerful consensus that they should be protected from any harm inflicted by human beings. Yet we have not always believed this: as recently as 1964, whales were still being hunted by New Zealanders for oil. More ...
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SAVING KUNE!
A beautiful 6-month-old kunekune piglet was spared from being slaughtered and eaten after a compassionate pig-loving woman leapt to the pig’s rescue. The unnamed pig (we shall call Kune) found temporary refuge with long-time SAFE supporter Linda Nunn, who runs the animal rehoming charity Animal Re-homing, until Kune could be guaranteed a permanent, loving home. More ...
AUCKLAND STAFF ADDITION
Auckland SAFE office manager Eliot Pryor describes her as keen and capable. Joining the Auckland team Hana Spierer brings skills and experience in communication and journalism along with a passion for animal rights to her new role as campaign assistant. The former Greenpeace worker is also a television journalist and producer for Alt TV. She has already been instrumental in getting SAFE profiled on both local radio and television several times. Hana says she is thrilled to be working with SAFE.
“It is fantastic to be working for an organisation that cares about improving the wellbeing of all creatures.”
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