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End Factory Farming in Aotearoa

Factory Farming exists because it's hidden from you.
  • Mother pigs kept in crates so small they can't turn around
  • Chickens bred to grow so fast their bodies can't support their weight
  • Hens confined in cages so crowded they can't spread their wings
  • Cattle packed into filthy feedlots
  • Countless fishes trapped in barren underwater cages

Factory farming...

  • causes profound suffering
  • pollutes our air and waterways
  • threatens public health

… and the industry is counting on you to do nothing…

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Mother pigs are still confined in farrowing crates and mating stalls, after the Government moved in December 2025 to permit their indefinite use.
Hens are still confined in colony cages, unable to spread their wings or display normal patterns of behaviour.
ANZCO Feedlot New Zealand
Feedlots confine thousands of cattle together to rapidly "fatten" them for slaughter, with no access to pasture, shade or shelter.
Piglets have their tails docked and may have their teeth clipped without pain relief, all to manage the welfare problems created by factory farming.
Chickens bred for meat suffer in factory farms across New Zealand
A chicken bred for meat can grow so quickly that her legs and heart struggle to keep up with her body.

Campaign goals:

  • Expose the reality of factory farming
  • Challenge the rules and power structures that keep it in place
  • Build the public pressure needed to end it
  • Reform New Zealand's animal welfare framework to deliver meaningful protections for farmed animals
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Why your voice matters

Factory farming is the greatest moral catastrophe of our time and also the most neglected one. The algorithm suppresses it,

politicians avoid it, and corporations have spent

decades making sure you don't think too hard about what's on your plate.

– Rutger Bregman

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Title

Review and reform the animal welfare legislative framework in Aotearoa

Request

That the House of Representatives urge the Government to commission an independent review of New Zealand’s animal welfare legislative framework, including the Animal Welfare Act 1999 and secondary legislation, to assess whether it effectively protects animal welfare and prevents ill-treatment; and implement any recommended reforms.

Reason

Factory farming systems that rely on intensive confinement, behavioural restriction, and ongoing deprivation remain lawful and widespread in New Zealand. More than 25 years after the Animal Welfare Act 1999 was enacted, we believe the animal welfare legislative framework should be independently reviewed to ensure it effectively protects animals, prevents ill-treatment, reflects contemporary animal welfare science, and meets public expectations.