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Rodeo Animal Welfare Committee speaks on advocate concerns
Animal rights group SAFE released a video showing a bull bucking with a rider on its back and appearing to injure one of its hind legs. SAFE claims it is the fifth animal to be killed or suffer… Audio
Calls for rodeos to be banned after allegations bull killed
Renewed calls tonight for rodeos to be banned altogether following allegations a bull had to be killed after it was seriously injured at a weekend event. The animals right group SAFE has released… Audio
Melbourne Cup race day horse death toll 151 in past year
A report from the Coalition for the protection of Race Horses puts the race day death toll at 151 horses in the past year across the industry. SAFE Campaign Manager Emma Brodie joins me now. Audio
'One of largest animal disasters since the ice age'
Animals fleeing the devastating Australian bushfires were like a tsunami, a New Zealand volunteer rescuing wildlife in New South Wales says. Video, Audio
Chickens dying on so-called 'free-range' farm
Newly-released footage of dead and dying chickens on a so-called 'free-range' farm has angered animal rights activists and prompted calls for an investigation. Warning, if you're watching, some of the… Video, Audio
Helicopter crash survivors reunite to share miracle story of survival
The survivors of a helicopter crash off the Auckland Islands have reunited this afternoon to talk about their miracle story of survival. Video, Audio
Arrest made after half-baked theft of 300kg bakery safe
Police have made an arrest after a bakery was broken into and a 300kg safe stolen in the West Coast town of Greymouth.
Cows forced to give birth in muddy fields - SAFE
Animal advocacy group SAFE has released photos of cows giving birth in a muddy Southland paddock. While not ideal nor the norm, Federated Farmers says mud is a fact of life at this time of year. Video, Audio
'I struggle to see how they are legal' - Environment Minister responds to feedlot farms
The Environment Minister, David Parker, says he "struggles to see" how some intensive, American-style feedlot farms can legally be allowed to operate in New Zealand. Video, Audio
Calls for ban on grain-fed beef feedlots
Animal welfare organisation SAFE and Fish and Game are both calling for feedlots to be banned in New Zealand before they become prevalent. Video, Audio
SAFE calls for end to feedlots
Animal rights group SAFE says New Zealand's biggest feedlot puts our international reputation at risk and is calling on the Environment Minister to ban the practice. Video, Audio
Cow beating: Initial MPI response 'not good enough' - Minister
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor talks to John Campbell about the latest Farmwatch investigation, and says MPI is planning to boost its animal welfare officer numbers. Video, Audio
Farmwatch, SAFE not reassured by MPI response
Earlier in the programme, the Ministry of Primary Industries defended its response to allegations of a Northland sharemilker beating his cows. Disturbing video of the abuse was viewed around the… Audio
Can you advertise for vegan only staff?
The animal welfare organisation SAFE is advertising for two roles, and has stipulated that the applicants will be vegans. Audio
Animal welfare regulations need more enforcement - SAFE
New rules to strengthen the animal welfare system are not enough, an animal rights group says.
Petition against pigs' farrowing crates: 'A life of despair'
A 110,000 strong petition demanding an urgent ban on the use of farrowing crates for sows was delivered to Parliament today. Video, Audio
110,000 sign petition to ban pig farrowing crates
According to animal advocacy group SAFE there are about 15,000 sows confined to farrowing crates at any one time. Pigs can't turn around inside one, but farmers say they're humane. Video, Audio
Andrew Knight: think about the turkey
New Zealand's leading animal advocacy organisation SAFE wants people thinking about tasty alternatives to turkey, lamb and other kinds of meat this festive season. Well known for its advocacy for the… Audio
Timor-Leste 'safe' - NZ govt
New Zealand is pressing the message that Timor Leste is safe a decade after violent civil unrest saw this country send peacekeepers as part of a UN force. The force left five years ago, but observers… Audio
Pig farming, like you've never seen before
SAFE is calling for a national ban on farrowing crates, used in 70 percent of pig farming in New Zealand. Checkpoint has exclusive footage secretly filmed inside the crates. Jessie Chiang reports. Video, Audio
