Greyhound racing is banned in Aotearoa
August 1, 2026
On 2 April 2026, the Racing Industry (Closure of Greyhound Racing Industry) Amendment Bill passed by a landslide majority. This means from 1 August
We’re transforming systems that exploit animals (and us all) by creating an unstoppable force for change.
Across Aotearoa, animals are suffering because our animal welfare system is failing to protect them.
Millions of animals are confined within factory farms that put profit and productivity first, no matter the cost to the animals.
Join us as we roll-out our game changing campaign to challenge some of the cruellest farming systems harming over 123 million animals in Aotearoa.
Animals in New Zealand are experiencing harm on a massive scale – but thanks to support from people like you, we can power investigations, public awareness campaigns and actions that accelerate progress for animals, and challenge the systems that harm them.
On 2 April 2026, the Racing Industry (Closure of Greyhound Racing Industry) Amendment Bill passed by a landslide majority. This means from 1 August
In 2025, your support enabled SAFE to keep pushing where it matters most: exposing cruelty, challenging industry influence, and holding decision makers to account.
Before the 2023 general election, Andrew Hoggard was the head of farming lobby group Federated Farmers. Yet he now serves as the minister responsible