Close
Our work Animals in Aotearoa Fishes Scientists speak out

Responsive image“All vertebrates should be given the benefit of the doubt and assumed to be capable of suffering.”

Dr Penny Hawkins, senior scientific officer of the RSPCA

 

Responsive image
“Research shows that fish respond to painful stimuli in a manner that is not just a simple reflex.”

Dr. Temple Grandin, PhD, PAS

 

Responsive image
“To say that a fish cannot feel pain because it doesn’t have a neocortex is like saying it cannot breathe because it doesn’t have lungs.”

John Webster, Emeritus Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Bristol’s Department of Clinical Veterinary Science

 

Responsive image

“I have argued that there is as much evidence that fish feel pain and suffer as there is for birds and mammals – and more than there is for human neonates and preterm babies.”

Professor Victoria Braithwaite, professor of Fisheries and Biology, Pennsylvania State University

 

Donate today

Help us continue helping animals in need

As a charity, SAFE is reliant on the support of caring people like you to carry out our valuable work. Every gift goes towards providing education, undertaking research and campaigning for the benefit of all animals. SAFE is a registered charity in New Zealand (CC 40428). Contributions of $5 or more are tax-deductible.