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Remembering a racehorse called Regal Monarch – killed in the 2017 Melbourne Cup

Remembering a racehorse called Regal Monarch – killed in the 2017 Melbourne Cup

November 8th, 2017
Regal Monarch was a five-year-old bay gelding entered into the 2017  Melbourne Cup. Horses are gentle, trusting animals, who often run for  brief periods, when they are startled or feel the need to flee. Highly  social, they hate being left behind by their herd mates. And so Regal  Monarch was...

Food giant Nestlė applauded for global cage-egg free commitment

November 3rd, 2017
World’s largest food company announces global commitment to end cages Nestlė, the world’s largest food company, has announced its commitment to eliminate cages from its egg supply chain worldwide. This policy will be adopted by all of Nestlė’s locations in 189 countries. In New Zealand, Nestlė has committed to a...

World’s largest food company makes cage-egg free commitment

November 3rd, 2017
Nestlė, the world’s largest food company, has announced its commitment to  eliminate cages from its egg supply chain worldwide. This policy will  be adopted by all of Nestlė’s locations in 189 countries. In New  Zealand, Nestlė has committed to a phase-out date of 2025. This  announcement is part of an...

It’s been an amazing World Vegetarian Month!

November 3rd, 2017
This year, more and more Kiwis have been  cutting animals out of their diets. It’s no wonder! This World  Vegetarian Month, we’ve seen vegetarianism front and centre in the  spotlight with hundreds of media articles about vegetarian lifestyles  and veganism. Plus, every day more celebs are jumping on board to...

New Zealand Eateries’ kindness is celebrated with awards on World Vegan Day

November 1st, 2017
SAFE is recognising four restaurants from across the country for their spectacular plant-based menus to mark World Vegan Day. The national charity presented their annual EAT KIND Awards to Tart Bakery in Auckland, Boquita in Wellington, Portershed in Christchurch and Let Them Eat Vegan in Dunedin.   “These eateries go...

Celebrating kindness with new eatery awards on World Vegan Day

November 1st, 2017
SAFE is recognising four restaurants from  across the country for their spectacular plant-based menus to mark World  Vegan Day. The annual EAT KIND Awards were presented to: Tart Bakery in Auckland for ‘Best of the North Island’ Boquita in Wellington for ‘Best Themed Cuisine’ Portershed in Christchurch for ‘Best Newcomer’...

Former All Black Eroni Clarke gives the 100% Vegetarian Challenge a try

October 30th, 2017
Eroni Clarke is taking the team approach to his  latest goal, cutting out animal products from his and his family’s  diet. The ex-All Black cites his health as the main reason he’s giving a  vegan diet a go. When he was at the height of his career in the early...

Wyndham Hotel Group commits to cage-egg free globally

October 26th, 2017
Largest hotel chain in the world makes groundbreaking commitment to eliminate cages from its egg supply chain  Wyndham Worldwide Corporation has announced a monumental global cage-free policy for all of its hotels’ and resorts’ supply chain. This latest announcement is part of a worldwide movement to free hens from cages....

Does avoiding meat in pregnancy cause substance abuse in adolescents?

October 24th, 2017
It’s World Vegetarian Month and there have been lots of stories about  the benefits of adopting a plant-based diet. That said, there are  occasionally news articles that give us pause and have the potential to  make us question our decision to cut out animal products. In one study, researchers claim...

Ratepayers to foot the bill for Auckland Council’s ‘white elephant’

October 24th, 2017
SAFE is disappointed in Auckland Council’s  decision today to approve funding to relocate an elephant from Sri Lanka  to Auckland Zoo, saying it is a cause for concern for local ratepayers  and animals. Mandy Carter, campaigns director, gave a presentation to Auckland  councillors this morning on the costs of this...
Animal advocates unveil ‘Dog Rodeo’ campaign

Animal advocates unveil ‘Dog Rodeo’ campaign

October 18th, 2017
Labour weekend, the start of the New Zealand rodeo season, will see calves, horses and bulls subjected to stress and fear in the name of entertainment. To coincide with the season’s start, SAFE has unveiled striking billboards and a hard-hitting video, with confronting images depicting dogs being roped around their...

‘Dog rodeo’ campaign unveiled

October 18th, 2017
Labour weekend, the start of the New Zealand  rodeo season, will see calves, horses and bulls subjected to stress and  fear at rodeos held in the Canterbury towns of Methven and Winchester.  To coincide with the season’s start, we have unveiled striking  billboards and a hard-hitting video, with confronting images...

Kindness should be child’s play – SAFE launches interactive children’s game today

October 16th, 2017
Dismayed by the prevalence of animal cruelty in New Zealand, SAFE has created an exciting new game on its new Animal Squad website as a tool to help teach young people compassion and empathy. The game is timely, given the spate of animal cruelty reports in the media, including school-sanctioned...

Habitual Fix applauded over kind move for hens

October 5th, 2017
SAFE is congratulating Habitual Fix on their announcement that they have  switched away from using cage and barn eggs in all their stores. The  move comes after retail giant Foodstuffs made a recent similar  commitment across all their stores in New Zealand. “SAFE has been working with Habitual Fix to...
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