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Commerce Commission agrees PigCare label is misleading

June 27th, 2017

Following our complaint in 2016 to the Commerce Commission, and then many more from members of the public, NZ Pork have been told to change their PigCare label. The investigation found the label may be in breach of the Fair Trading Act and a compliance letter was issued. Be warned...

Jane Goodall – to visit New Zealand

June 26th, 2017

SAFE is delighted to welcome Jane Goodall to New Zealand once again, and we are thrilled that SAFE will be partnering with the new Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand (JGINZ) on several education initiatives. Jane Goodall is the most important contemporary conservation role model for people of all ages, and...

Cooped up, freaked out

June 17th, 2017

Guest blogger Danielle Hart gives an insider’s view on what it was like to participate in SAFE’s anti-factory farming ‘Caged Being’ social experiment – June 2017. Danielle says animal welfare is something that she has always felt passionate about, since she was a kid, and she believes they have as much...

Give thanks by leaving a ‘Thank You’ card behind

June 16th, 2017

Encourage restaurants to serve more vegan food. We all have our favourite go-to restaurants; whether they offer fine dining or a sloppy veg burger, we know them and keep going back for more. But, sometimes we step out of our comfort zone and try something new. When a restaurant is...

It’s election year – your chance to speak up

June 9th, 2017

Let your political candidate know you care about animals! On 23 September, New Zealanders will vote for political candidates in the General Election. Some parties have animal welfare policies and spokespeople; others don’t. You may want to vote to improve the life of animals in NZ, but not know the...

SAFE Animal Squad goes online!

June 9th, 2017

The SAFE Youth Group has more than 300 members, with more Kiwi kids aged 8 – 14 years joining every day to learn about animal issues and connect with other children. As the group has grown it was in need of a new identity; one that reflects the passionate and supportive...

A voice for ducks

June 9th, 2017

As we entered another duck ‘shooting season’, once again SAFE spoke out for ducks. Despite only a small percentage of the population taking part in the barbaric practise of duck shooting, there is very little active opposition to it, so SAFE is determined that New Zealanders learn the other side...

Caged Being – a successful social experiment to raise awareness of factory farming in New Zealand

June 6th, 2017

What happens when 40 People, live together for 40 Hours…in a cage? At 10pm on 2 June 40 people said goodbye to their creature comforts and entered a 56 square meter cage inside a disused shop in Auckland to raise awareness of the biggest animal welfare issue of our time...

Mid-Northern rodeo animal handler guilty of animal cruelty

June 1st, 2017

SAFE welcomes the news that an animal handler at the Mid Northern Rodeo has been formally warned for cruelty by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) but says it is not enough. Charges were laid over evidence compiled by volunteer investigators from Anti-Rodeo Action NZ at the rodeo, in January...

Dairy cruelty conviction

May 26th, 2017

SAFE welcomes the news that another farmer has been convicted of cruelty to a dairy calf following footage released by Farmwatch and part of SAFE’s dairy campaign. A Waikato man was fined $750 for his involvement in dragging a newborn calf by her hind leg along the ground for 40...

Caged Being – A social experiment

May 18th, 2017

40 People, 40 Hours; Caged! At 10pm on June 2nd 40 people will say goodbye to their creature comforts and enter a 56.2 square meter cage inside a disused shop in Ponsonby, to raise awareness of the biggest animal welfare issue of our time – factory farming. The ‘Caged...

Winners announced! All life matters colouring competition

May 15th, 2017

Thanks to everyone who entered our All Life Matters colouring competition. As always there were some amazing entries and it was really hard to pick just six winning entries. Our six winners, who will receive a prize pack each worth $150, are: Clara (13) Jydee (14) ...

NZ cattle shipped to an unknown fate

April 28th, 2017

Another shipment of thousands of New Zealand cattle has left to go to a country with some of the weakest animal welfare laws in the world. It departed from Napier on 28 April on the Gudali Express bound for China. We know MPI received a request to export 3200 cows...

Racing funding boost is no help to animals

April 28th, 2017

Greyhounds used for racing are placed at high risk of being injured or killed on the track, while hundreds are discarded every year when no longer fast enough to make money. Just like horseracing, the greyhound racing industry is based on financial return: prize money for the race winners and...

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