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.
What's New
Severe suffering in experiments almost doubled last year
15 Jul 2008The Green Party says the Government needs to explain why the numbers of animals who were forced to endured very severe suffering during experimentation almost doubled last year.
The latest report from the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee makes grim reading, Animal Welfare Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says.
GE food call way out of whack with reality: Greens
09 Jun 2008It is inappropriate for the president of the World Organisation for Animal Health to go in to bat for genetic engineering, says the Green Party.
Shark photos prove finning alive and well in NZ
06 Jun 2008Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei is calling on the Minister of Fisheries to ban the barbaric practice of shark finning, and put New Zealand law in line with that of other developed countries.
Crowded house for chickens: Greens
27 May 2008Chickens worldwide must be in a terrible condition, if New Zealand chickens have the best animal welfare standards in the world, Green MP Sue Kedgley says.
Green Events - North Island
Green Party events in the North Island (not including Auckland or Wellington)
Links
Animal Welfare Links
SPCA - Extensive website, lots of info on campaigns.
SAFE - Excellent website.
MAF animal welfare page - info on codes, etc.
Suggest or comment on a link. Email: webmaster@greens.org.nz