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
New Zealand’s animal welfare system is failing the animals it is meant to protect. While the Animal Welfare Act recognises that animals deserve care and protection, these safeguards are too often poorly enforced. The key problem is that the same government agency responsible for supporting agricultural growth is also responsible for enforcing animal welfare laws.
Without independent oversight and strong accountability, industry influence can shape animal welfare decisions and weaken protections for animals. The result is a system that allows suffering to continue. Animals deserve better than a system that protects them on paper but fails them in practice.
On 2 April 2026, the Racing Industry (Closure of Greyhound Racing Industry) Amendment Bill passed by a landslide majority. This means from 1 August
Before the 2023 general election, Andrew Hoggard was the head of farming lobby group Federated Farmers. Yet he now serves as the minister responsible
New footage from a Taranaki pig farm has revealed the grim reality of life inside a farrowing crate for mother pigs – the same
The use of colony cages and battery cages breaches New Zealand’s Animal Welfare Act, as they prevent hens from expressing normal behaviours… but only