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SAFE outraged after footage reveals dead and dying sheep on a mud farm in Southland

Animal rights organisation SAFE is outraged after receiving footage showing dead sheep and lambs on a Southland mud farm. Captured on the 7th and 8th September along State Highway 94, the footage reveals harrowing scenes of animal suffering, with numerous animals deceased across a mud-soaked paddock and others visibly shivering...

Spike in greyhound deaths underscores urgent need to end racing – SAFE For Animals

Thirteen greyhounds lost their lives in the 2023/24 racing season, almost doubling the seven reported in the previous season. SAFE Campaigns Manager Emma Brodie says the increase in fatalities, coupled with a rise in broken bones from 89 to 111, is a clear indication that the inherent dangers of racing...

Legal setback for animal welfare: SAFE and NZALA stand against Government’s mud farming policy changes

On 23 April 2024, the Government announced that it planned to repeal national intensive winter grazing regulations through amendments to the Resource Management Act 1991.  SAFE has previously highlighted the devastating effects intensive winter grazing (also known as mud farming) can have on animal welfare. If this legislation is enacted,...