Displaying items by tag: SAFE

A controversial new welfare draft code is triggering vigorous debate between pig farmers and animal welfare advocated as to what the best path forward is.

OPINION: News that New Zealand taxpayers forked out nearly $50,000 for a documentary that smears the dairy industry will go down like a cup of cold sick among industry workers.

Animal rights group SAFE and the New Zealand Animal Law Association (NZALA) have written an open letter to the Prime Minister asking her to appoint a Commissioner for Animals.

An animal rights group is incensed by the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) decision to hire a new animal export manager.

Animal activist organisation SAFE, which exposed former 2020 Share Farmer of the Year Nick Bertram’s unsavoury social media history, has responded with glee to his title being revoked.

World Animal Protection (WAP) has downgraded New Zealand’s animal protection ranking.

Animal-rights organisation Save Animals from Exploitation (SAFE) are calling to ban intensive feedlots, which it termed “the Americanisation” of agriculture.

It may be the 'quiet' time of year for dairy farmers, but clearly most are not sitting relaxing in their armchairs.

Livestock farmers will never be able to satisfy "extremists" such as SAFE because they are opposed completely to animal farming, says NZPork chairman Ian Carter.

Dirty tricks played on the farming sector by an animal rights lobby could cost the group its charitable status.