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VAWA
Apr 301 min read
VAWA Position | Pain
'Pain is ‘…a clinically important condition that adversely affects an animal's quality of life.’[1] Given animals are sentient, and their...
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VAWA
Apr 25 min read
Livestock exports | #protecttheban
We've teamed up with other animal welfare advocates and Dr John Hellström to #protecttheban.
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VAWA
Feb 92 min read
Strategic Plan 2024-2026
Our Ambition VAWA wants to drive change towards systems, ways of living and engaging with animals that ensure Papatūānuku (Mother Earth)...
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VAWA
Sep 4, 20231 min read
#fixourfoodsystem
The final numbers Why we need a national food strategy In the face of food insecurity, a cost of living crisis, a climate emergency,...
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VAWA
Mar 30, 20233 min read
Submissions & Advocacy
At this site, you can see submissions and advocacy work that VAWA has undertaken as we seek to create better lives for animals. To...
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VAWA
Nov 9, 20221 min read
Helping our deer
VAWA submitted an extensive feedback document to NAWAC/MPI on the Code of Welfare | Deer. We note that the Deer Industry New Zealand...
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VAWA
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Virtual Fencing
Given the aversive training methods of virtual fencing technology and the uncertainties about the long-term impacts on animal welfare,...
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VAWA
Sep 29, 20221 min read
VAWA Position | Transport
Animals should only be transported when their welfare can be appropriately managed, including for the pre- and post- transportation...
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VAWA
Aug 4, 20222 min read
Every cat in a lap
Are cat conversations still that controversial and contentious or is it just that they are really emotive? Gareth Morgan is often, and...
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VAWA
Jul 30, 20221 min read
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!
The Western Australian government has just closed consultation on proposed Veterinary Practice Regulations. Most New Zealand...
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VAWA
Jul 15, 20221 min read
Animal Welfare | Policy & Positions
Policy | Animal Welfare Animals are sentient, have intrinsic value, and their welfare matters. In its 2015 amendment, Aoteaora New...
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VAWA
Jul 7, 20221 min read
Helping our pigs
VAWA submitted an extensive feedback document to NAWAC/MPI on the Code of Welfare | Pigs We made the following introductory comments:...
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VAWA
Jun 29, 20222 min read
Helping our dairy cows
VAWA submitted an extensive feedback document to NAWAC/MPI on the Code of Welfare | Dairy Cattle. We made the following introductory...
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VAWA
Jun 21, 20221 min read
NZVA | Companion Animal Veterinarians (CAV)
VAWA was contracted to support CAV present evidence to Regulations Review Select Committee in relation to a complaint the NZVA made. This...
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VAWA
Jun 10, 20221 min read
Pigs, crates and conflict
The 2022 Code of Welfare review on the pigs code has caused a ferocious response from parts of the pig farming community, while other...
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VAWA
May 20, 20221 min read
Better welfare for dairy cattle - surely that's easy?
2022 has many offerings in the animal welfare world, including review of the pigs (see Pigs, crates and conflicts) and dairy cattle Codes...
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