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The peak of the rodeo season this summer saw another innocent life taken at the Gisborne Rodeo. Despite continued calls to end rodeo in New Zealand, these barbaric displays of human dominance over animals continue. A bull was shot at the Gisborne Rodeo on December 27 after dislocating part of...

SAFE is calling on the Government to prioritise funding for research into humane alternatives to 1080. The poison has been used in New Zealand since 1954 to control populations of certain animals. The use of 1080 to control animal populations in New Zealand falls under the Animal Welfare Act 1999,...

Thank you from the whole team at SAFE! Thank you for your support for New Zealand’s animals this year. Together we are a strong force for those who cannot speak for themselves. Without a doubt SAFE’s campaign to ban cruel farrowing crates has had a huge impact in 2018 and...

Approximately 50,000 chickens have been killed in a fire at a West Auckland poultry farm last night. The Stoney Creek factory farm, in Opanuku Rd, Henderson, supplies Tegel. SAFE Head of Campaigns, Marianne Macdonald, is appalled that these birds have been burned to death and says an urgent review of...

SAFE is demanding an end to greyhound racing cruelty, amid new figures that show the industry killed 353 unwanted dogs during the last season. Greyhound Racing New Zealand released its 2018 Annual Report on Monday, December 10 2018, which illustrates that 353 dogs were euthanised after the industry’s failure to rehome...

Death comes to us all, and the most we can hope for (to quote Kenny Rogers) is to die in our sleep. I’d like to think that we can raise our expectations a little higher than that. Personally, I would like to have a life worth living and dying for....

SAFE is demanding the chicken meat industry stops misleading people, after Consumer NZ calls out Tegel, Ingham and Pams chicken for their misleading “cage-free” labelling on chicken meat products. Consumer protection watchdog Consumer NZ announced the winners of its 2018 ‘Bad Taste’ Food Awards on December 8. Tegel, Ingham and...

SAFE has demanded urgent strengthening of the Protected Disclosures Act in its submission to the State Services Commission, to protect whistleblowers who report animal neglect, cruelty and law-breaking. This follows the animal cruelty charges laid earlier this week against the Northland dairy farmer who was exposed by a whistleblower. A...

We are a huge step closer to seeing a world where hens don’t suffer in cages. After years of dodging the subject, Marriott International has finally released a public statement announcing a new policy to phase out cage eggs in all their hotels globally. Within 48 hours of the campaign...

SAFE this morning protested outside Four Points by Sheraton Auckland hotel, demanding Marriott hotels honour their commitment to source cage-free eggs. The action, featuring colourful chicken costumes, was part of a global campaign launched today by 58 major animal organisations who make up the Open Wing Alliance. Four Points by...

SAFE is pleased to see charges laid against a Northland contract milker who was caught beating cows with a pipe, but urge that without proper regulatory enforcement, animal cruelty will continue to be a blight on New Zealand’s reputation. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) announced on Tuesday December 4...

SAFE is renewing calls for an urgent ban on the use of baby animals in rodeo after a young calf suffered a suspected broken neck in Australia. Footage was captured at the National Rodeo Association Final in Caboolture, Queensland on Saturday November 24, where a calf was injured during the...

Christmas in New Zealand is unique. Think soaking up the sun in the backyard or heading to the beach with family and friends. A Kiwi Christmas is about spending time with people you love while sharing laughs and making memories. All while enjoying delicious food! Although Christmas is traditionally a...

At the weekend of 17 November 2018, a member of the public and her family witnessed and filmed a trailer of calves with one being trampled by the other animals. She called SAFE who advised her to call the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). SAFE followed up with the MPI inspector directly, who did...