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, 20222 min readPublicitySTOP PRESS | Livestock Exports - GONE!It has happened! Livestock export is banned! (But under threat in 2024 - see here for more information) This is a significant win for...
VAWAJul 7, 20221 min readPolicyHelping our pigsVAWA submitted an extensive feedback document to NAWAC/MPI on the Code of Welfare | Pigs We made the following introductory comments:...
VAWAJun 29, 20222 min readPolicyHelping our dairy cowsVAWA submitted an extensive feedback document to NAWAC/MPI on the Code of Welfare | Dairy Cattle. We made the following introductory...
VAWAJun 21, 20221 min readProjectsNZVA | 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...
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....