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SAFE supporter update April 2025

SAFE supporter update April 2025

April 25th, 2025
As we wrap up another busy quarter, we want to take a moment to reflect on all that we’ve achieved together in our fight for animals – and what lies ahead in 2025. From calling for a total ban on cruel practices like mud farming and rodeo, to challenging misleading...

Seventeenth death marks grim end to greyhound racing season

August 1st, 2025
The greyhound racing industry has ended its 2024/25 season with yet another dog killed – bringing the season’s death toll to 17; the deadliest year for greyhounds since 2021. The final fatality was Opawa Justin, a two-year-old greyhound who won his race at Addington Raceway in Christchurch on 31 July...

The Melbourne Cup of greyhound racing

June 21st, 2021
Today we recap the last two weeks, including the 50th anniversary of the Silver Collar greyhound race which saw a dog break his leg, and delays to the Government's announcement of the phase out date for livestock exports by sea.

Guy Fawkes and horse racing, more of a fizzle than a bang

November 10th, 2021
Guy Fawkes has come and gone, but you’d be forgiven for missing it. The exit of The Warehouse from the fireworks market and supply chain issues has meant smaller retailers have struggled to meet demand. And the most recent New Zealand Trotting Cup in C

Almost 200,000 chickens killed – we now have answers, but no accountability

December 13th, 2021
Two years on from a power outage that lead to the deaths of almost 200,000 chickens, and we finally have some answers. But despite answers, we still have no accountability. And the Animal Welfare Amendment Bill that will prohibit live exports by sea i

Precision fermentation set to turn NZ’s dairy industry upside down

November 22nd, 2021
A new Kiwi startup is raising funds to employ more researches on their quest to bring new dairy products to the market, but without milking a single cow. And COVID-19 is wrecking havoc on the events industry, but there’s a silver lining. It’s wrecking

A wild goose chase

June 7th, 2021
The Waikato District Council are taking drastic measures to manage a large population of geese. Without investigating better options, they announced they would use poison, but have since had to make a U turn after realising it wouldn’t work. And Ange

NZ officials at IPCC summit, shockingly, missed the point

April 11th, 2022
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its latest report, and it’s not great. We have a lot to do. But New Zealand officials successfully lobbied against the use of plant-based terminology, which begs the question, did our officials mi

Do you know who to call? Whistleblowers, witnesses and wading through mud

September 8th, 2022
After a brief hiatus, Will Appelbe and Courtney White are back behind the mic's! This week they unveil 0800 EXPOSE, SAFE's newest programme aiming to assist those who have witnessed animal cruelty to report it, safely. They also discuss the call for McDon

Kōrero with Abigail Penny, Animal Equality UK Executive Director

April 27th, 2022
On this week's episode of Animal Matters, we chat with Abigail Penny, the UK Executive Director at Animal Equality. Animal Equality is an international animal protection organisation, and they’re most well known for their undercover investigations. Tho

Kōrero with Aysha Akhtar, President and CEO of the Center for Contemporary Sciences

May 17th, 2021
Today on the show we sit down with Aysha Akhtar, who is the President and CEO of the US based Center for Contemporary Sciences. Aysha has had an illustrious career in public health and is now putting her expertise towards ending animal testing and advocat

Budget 2021 – A missed opportunity for animals

May 24th, 2021
Last week, the Government released it’s annual budget, setting out what initiatives would be allocated new spending. Despite the deficits in animal welfare in New Zealand, not a single dollar was allocated for animal welfare spending.

The racing industry’s kangaroo court

May 10th, 2021
The racing industry has been rocked by doping scandals in recent weeks. Unfortunately, these people are escaping criminal charges. This week we dive into how the racing industry police’s itself.

Kōrero with Kari Schmidt, co-author of the NZALA’s latest report: Farmed Animal Welfare Law in New Zealand.

May 4th, 2021
Today on the show I’m chatting with Kari Schmidt, who is a solicitor and co-author of New Zealand Animal Law Association's latest report; Farmed Animal Welfare Law in New Zealand.

April was for animals

April 27th, 2021
April has been a massive month for animals, both the good and the bad. It’s been a while since our last podcast, thanks in part to some of the announcements that have come out of the beehive this month. This includes a ban on the export of live animals by
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SAFE's Annual Giving Appeal

Every major step forward for animals in Aotearoa has one thing in common — people like you.

SAFE is launching our very first Annual Giving Appeal and we need your help to raise $100,000 to ensure we can keep fighting for animals in the year ahead.