VAWAApr 301 min readPolicyVAWA Position | Pain 'Pain is ‘…a clinically important condition that adversely affects an animal's quality of life.’[1] Given animals are sentient, and their...
VAWAFeb 92 min readPolicyStrategic Plan 2024-2026 Our Ambition VAWA wants to drive change towards systems, ways of living and engaging with animals that ensure Papatūānuku (Mother Earth)...
VAWAApr 5, 20232 min readPublicityThoughts and OpinionsWe have opinions! Yip - it's true, we do! Read our opinion pieces, things that we are thinking about and what we are working on. Cyclone...
VAWAMar 30, 20233 min readPolicySubmissions & 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...
VAWANov 9, 20221 min readPolicyHelping our deerVAWA submitted an extensive feedback document to NAWAC/MPI on the Code of Welfare | Deer. We note that the Deer Industry New Zealand...
VAWASep 29, 20221 min readPolicyVAWA Position | Transport Animals should only be transported when their welfare can be appropriately managed, including for the pre- and post- transportation...
VAWAJul 30, 20221 min readPolicyAussie, Aussie, Aussie!The Western Australian government has just closed consultation on proposed Veterinary Practice Regulations. Most New Zealand...
VAWAFeb 18, 20221 min readPublicityIntroducing Veterinarians for Animal Welfare AotearoaFollowing the launch of VAWA on 1st February 2022, multiple news agencies reached out to learn about who VAWA is and what we stand for....