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Mojo Mathers MP
Mojo Mathers MP
mojo [dot] mathers [at] parliament [dot] govt [dot] nz (Email)

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The Green Party believes all animals used by humans for production, recreation, research or entertainment have a fundamental right to live as normal and healthy life as possible. Sue Kedgley MP has been at the forefront in making animal welfare an issue in our parliament.

We want changes to the cruel factory farming methods used in New Zealand
which prevent animals from expressing normal patterns of behaviour - as
required by the Animal Welfare Act.

We have made great gains with regard to ending pigs leading lives in misery in sow crates and will continue to fight to end battery cages for chickens.

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    15 Dec 2011 | Video
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  • NZ must toughen up pathetic animal welfare laws
    14 Nov 2011 | Press Release
    The Minister of Agriculture David Carter must toughen up New Zealand's weak animal welfare codes that mean hens can be kept in horrifyingly cruel conditions, Green Party animal welfare spokesperson...
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