Displaying items by tag: animal welfare

Thursday, 31 August 2023 10:55

Changes needed to lawmaking

A recent review, released at the end of last month, suggests change is needed in how regulations that impact animal welfare are made.

Published in General News
Friday, 09 December 2022 14:45

Truck driver fined for mishandling goats

A stock truck driver has been fined $3600 for mishandling goats while transporting them to a meat processing plant.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 26 October 2022 07:55

Farmer fined, banned from owning cows

Otago farmer Carolyn Ireland has been banned from owning cattle and must pay fines of over $23,000 for a range of welfare problems contributing to the deaths of over a dozen cattle.

Published in General News
Thursday, 12 May 2022 15:55

Kiwis back animal welfare call

More than 3,000 Kiwis have signed a petition calling for imported pork to be required to meet the same animal welfare standards as New Zealand pork.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 15 February 2022 13:55

Animal welfare tops contingency plan

Animal welfare remains the biggest concern as the Rural Support Trust activates Covid contingency plans for the farming sector.

Published in General News
Friday, 07 May 2021 08:55

New rules for on-farm procedures

New animal welfare regulations come into effect on 9 May. These will affect many common procedures carried out on farms, such as tall docking and treatment of bearings.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 13 November 2020 10:12

Farmers care about animals, says vet

A leading veterinarian says in his opinion farmers are doing a better job now than ever in regards to animal welfare.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 06 November 2020 10:46

Why are animals mistreated?

There's been a spike in recent weeks of people appearing before the courts on charges of mistreating farm animals. 

Published in Farm Health
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 10:00

Lack of succession plans causing welfare concerns

The Ministry for Primary Industries’ head of compliance says a lack of a viable succession plan with some older farmers is leading to animal welfare issues on some farms.

Published in General News
Friday, 09 October 2020 06:55

Potential animal welfare crisis looming

A local vet recruitment agency says the vet shortage situation in the country is getting more dire by the day.

Published in Farm Health
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