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...
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...
VAWANov 9, 20221 min readPolicyVAWA Dossier | Virtual Fencing Given the aversive training methods of cow collars/wearables and the uncertainties about the long-term impacts on animal welfare, VAWA...
VAWASep 28, 20223 min readProjectsAnimal Welfare System | Review & RenewThe animal welfare system is set up as a “fox in the henhouse” - a reset is needed.
VAWAAug 4, 20222 min readProjectsEvery cat in a lapAre cat conversations still that controversial and contentious or is it just that they are really emotive? Gareth Morgan is often, and...
VAWAJul 15, 20221 min readPolicyAnimal Welfare | Policy & PositionsPolicy | Animal Welfare Animals are sentient, have intrinsic value, and their welfare matters. In its 2015 amendment, Aoteaora New...