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| Intense media attention has highlighted many animal issues in recent weeks. Radio show hosts and talkback callers have been hotly debating the ethics of imported cat and dog fur, live sheep exports and, most recently, cruel glue traps. Internet opinion polls asked if New Zealand should ban cat and dog fur imports and live sheep exports for slaughter. Unsurprisingly, the consensus was in favour of banning both. SAFE has appeared on radio, television and in newspapers opposing these issues but also strongly objecting to elephant imports by the Auckland Zoo and the plight of Jumbo, the circus elephant. |
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PIGS STEP UP Last month the famous annual tower race once again took place at the University of Canterbury. It featured a run around the library, a sprint up 11 flights of stairs and a pig! |
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SHARE A STORY SAFE member Chris Harrowell has begun a Graduate Diploma in Journalism and seeks animal rights/welfare-related stories. If you know of anything that is not being reported or that would make a good story, he would love to hear from you. Email him. |
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CAMPUS SUPPORT SAFE met former TV host Darcy Peacock last week in his new role as President of the Auckland University Students’ Association (AUSA). Darcy is an active animal campaigner and the nation’s first vegan student president. |
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WILD FOOD HAS SAFEFOOD! SAFE took its vege message back to the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival for the fifth consecutive year. SAFE’s signature dish, ‘Meaty Vegan Gonads,’ was as popular as ever. | |
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RABBITS It’s Easter time, but why do we celebrate by eating chocolate bunnies?
What do rabbits have to do with the meaning of Easter? |
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| delicious meat-free recipes |
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SWEET TREATS Little orange Easter cakes |
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SWEET TREATS II Snikerdoodles |
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SAVOURY Thai spiced tofu balls |
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LIVE SHEEP EXPORTS SAFE quickly responded to calls by the Minister of Agriculture for New Zealand to resume live sheep exports to the Middle East. SAFE campaign director Hans Kriek condemned the surprise announcement and said it would seriously damage New Zealand’s international reputation, not to mention set back animal welfare by a decade. |
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CAT AND DOG FUR BAN Following a successful campaign launch by SAFE and other animal advocacy groups, SAFE has announced tests will be done on at least six fur samples from soft toys imported from China. |
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CRUEL GLUE TRAPS SAFE has spoken out against what has been described as one of the worst forms of animal cruelty. Cruel glue mouse traps are being sold in $2 shops around the country and SAFE is calling on people to stop buying and using these cruel traps. |
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| cruelty free giveaways |
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LOVING EARTH PACK If you love melt-in-the-mouth chocolate then you’ve come to the right place. You could win a $100 decadent chocolate box prize from Loving Earth - chocolate bars made with coconut chocolate butter and dark agave syrup. Loving Earth is a Melbourne-based company dedicated to sourcing the highest quality organic foods from around the world. Their chocolate is delicious, raw, organic, sugar-free, gluten-free, vegan and best of all - it’s good for you! Email us your name and postal details to be in to win. ENTER NOW! |
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D-LISH DAIRY-FREE EASTER TREATS! With Easter just a hop, skip and a jump away get ready for some seriously delicious cruelty free Easter treats. The SAFE cruelty free shop is stocking hand-made Easter eggs by Bella Chocolates, a family-owned New Zealand business. Their passion is chocolate and they use only premium chocolate and the finest ingredients. Check out the delectable chocolate almond marzipan eggs or the adorable flop-eared bunnies at our online store. |
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