Animal Welfare
Colony cage eggs pulled from supermarket shelves
A farm implicated in undercover footage of severely de-feathered birds crammed together hasn't reached the threshold for prosecution, officials say. Video
Bobby Calf Rules
Scott Gallacher, the Deputy Director of General Regulation and Assurance for the Ministry for Primary Industries talks about the recently formed Bobby Calf Action Group. Audio
Bobby Calf Rules
Scott Gallacher, the Deputy Director of General Regulation and Assurance for the Ministry for Primary Industries talks about the recently formed Bobby Calf Action Group.
AudioCall for people to dob in animal abusers
The Ministry for Primary Industries has launched an advertising campaign calling on people to report livestock mistreatment. Video
Fonterra receives low ranking for animal welfare
Dairy giant Fonterra has received a low rating for animal welfare standards and reporting in an international study.
Concerns over animal welfare management
An animal rights group is calling for a new organisation to oversee animal welfare because it says the Ministry for Primary Industries is a 'ministry for farmers'. Audio
Bobby calves still not protected - SAFE
Not enough has been done to ensure the protection of bobby calves since a video of some calves being abused was released, animal welfare group SAFE says.
Focus on Politics for 11 December 2015
New Zealand's dairy industry is touted as one of the best in the world, especially in terms of its treatment of animals - but is there a dark side? Audio
NZ dairy 'contaminated with cruelty'
An ad in Britain's The Guardian condemning New Zealand's dairy industry for its treatment of calves is an act of bad faith, industry groups say.
Farmer fined for breaking cow tails
A Taranaki farmer has been fined 20-thousand dollars for breaking the tails on more than half the cows in his dairy herd. Audio
Farmer fined $33,000 for sheep deaths
A Manawatu farmer has been fined $33,000 after 120 sheep died from intestinal parasites.
Neil D'Cruze - Animals Suffer for Wildlife Tourism
Researcher at the University of Oxford's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit and head of Wildlife Research and Policy at World Animal Protection on tourism's impact on wildlife. Audio
Long sentence for animal welfare case
A Landcorp dairy farm manager has been handed what is thought to be New Zealand's longest prison sentence for animal cruelty offences. Peter Hyde is MPI's Animal Welfare Manager. Audio
Nearly 700 animal welfare complaints this year
Ministry for Primary Industry figures show it has received nearly 700 animal welfare complaints this year with more than half about sheep and beef and dairy cattle.
Affection for elephants obscures important issues
Anjalee the elephant has been a huge hit since arriving at Auckland Zoo recently. A celebration of her birthday was widely covered this past week in the media, but the same can't be said of… Audio
Govt pushed animal welfare laws to the limit on Saudi export
Animal advocates and opposition MPs say they're appalled the Government pushed the country's animal welfare laws to the very limit in order to fly 900 heavily pregnant sheep to Saudi Arabia. Audio
Mark Essig: Lesser Beasts
Mark Essig is the author of 'Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig'. Audio
SPCA alert over doubling of animal drownings in Otago
Animal welfare officers in Otago are warning about an alarming rise in the number of animal drownings. Audio
Official tightlipped on NZ's measures for dying Saudi lambs
Trade and Enterprise is not saying what killed hundreds of lambs in the Saudi desert even though it knows what happened. Audio
Confusion over the cause of sheep deaths in Saudi Arabia
Labour says blaming sand storms for the deaths of lambs on the government backed Saudi farm is another ludicrous attempt to disguise a bribe for a wealthy Saudi Arabian businessman. Audio
