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Animal Welfare


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 is at the forefront of protest against conditions in factory farms.

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 support phasing out sow crates; conventional battery hen cages; antibiotics as growth promotants in farm animals and GE to create new super animals.

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SPCA forgot Govt’s inaction on animal cruelty

30 Oct 2008

The SPCA’s list of shame, issued today, made for repellent reading but the real shame in New Zealand is that there had been no action to improve animal welfare in the last few decades, the Green Party says.

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Policy – Towards Sustainability

24 Oct 2008

We believe that a strong, healthy and diverse agricultural sector is essential to an economically viable and environmentally sustainable New Zealand.
The dual challenge of rising oil prices (Peak Oil) and Climate Change pose special issues for the agricultural sector and for the future of New Zealand’s food security.

Global plight of mammals plays out in NZ courts

07 Oct 2008

Green Party MP Metiria Turei says the Red List released today by the highly respected International Union for Conservation of Nature shows there have been very few improvements for New Zealand’s marine mammals.

No place in New Zealand for industrial animal torture

07 Oct 2008

The Green Party policy on Animal Welfare, launched today, calls for an independent Commissioner of Animal Welfare to help end animal suffering in New Zealand.

Today’s launch of their Animal Welfare Policy, coincides with World Animal Week.

Animal Welfare Policy

06 Oct 2008

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