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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Sow Stall Ban Improves NZ Pig Farmers' ImageNEW ZEALAND - The sow stall controversy could be influencing shoppers to choose New Zealand products over imported meat, as pork consumption rises.
Friday, December 16, 2011
NZ Pork Does Not Guarantee Good WelfareNEW ZEALAND - Despite consumer pressure, many pig farmers are still using inhumane rearing methods with up to 45 per cent of sows confined in sow stalls and farrowing crates for much of their lives, says...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Consumers Urged to Buy NZ Pork These HolidaysNEW ZEALAND - Christmas ham shoppers received a stern reminder from NZPork today to be wary of poorly labelled imported ham.
Monday, September 19, 2011
New Code Released on Welfare for Animal Transport NEW ZEALAND - Minimum standards of animal welfare and recommended best practices for everyone involved in transporting animals in New Zealand were outlined in a new code of welfare issued last week by...
Monday, April 18, 2011
Import One Pork Disease, Get the Second One Free?NEW ZEALAND - Proposals by the Ministry of Agricultural and Fisheries (MAF) to relax import health standards for raw pork from the United States, Canada, Mexico and the European Union (EU), is like playing...
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Pork Prices Expected to Rise with Crate Ban NEW ZEALAND - A ban on sow crates will mean price rises and some farmers may be driven out of the industry, the Pork Industry Board says.
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
New Code of Welfare for NZ Pigs ReleasedNEW ZEALAND - The Animal Welfare (Pigs) Code of Welfare 2010, released today by the Minister of Agriculture, encourages all those responsible for pigs to adopt the highest standards of husbandry, care...
Phasing Out of Gestation Stalls Gets SupportNEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand pork industry supports the phasing out of gestation stalls by December 2015, announced today by Agriculture Minister David Carter.
Monday, November 08, 2010
Pork Industry: Factory Farming Fund UnnecessaryNEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Pork industry says a $2 million fund set up to fight factory farming is unnecessary as independent animal welfare audits are already carried out on the country's pig farm...
Friday, November 05, 2010
Welfare Accreditation Scheme Launched for NZ PigsNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Pork has launched the latest audit results and the PigCare accreditation label.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Bid to Free Caged Pigs and Chickens SlammedNEW ZEALAND - The Government is opposing a bill which aims to free chickens and pigs from constraining cages.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Civil Disobedience Leads Pig Protestor to CourtNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Open Rescue activist John Darroch, will appear in Hamilton District Court at 10am tomorrow defending charges after chaining himself to a piggery in Roto-O-Rangi near Cambridge...
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
National Should Sort Out Pork Iindustry Concerns NEW ZEALAND - Minister David Carter needs to step up and resolve the growing concerns in the pork industry, says Labour Agriculture spokesperson Damien O’Connor.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Government Must Demand Release of Pig AuditsNEW ZEALAND - The Pork Industry Board's attempt to evade the Official Information Act on top of its stalling attempts to strengthen any new pig welfare code shows the need for urgent government intervention,...
Friday, July 23, 2010
Pig Farming Conditions Still UnacceptableNEW ZEALAND - The Levin pig farm that was exposed by TVNZ's Sunday programme for animal cruelty more than a year ago has been called into...
Monday, July 19, 2010
NZ Pork Products Still Not KosherNEW ZEALAND - Animal rights activists demonstrated outside a Wellington supermarket today to protest a “welfare approved” label on pork products that they say is misleading.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Proposed Pork Labelling Scheme is MisleadingNEW ZEALAND - The Royal New Zealand SPCA is concerned that the proposed new pork industry labelling system runs the risk of misleading consumers. Proposed 'Welfare Approved' wording is confusing and will...
Monday, June 21, 2010
Documents Reveal New Zealand Pork DefiantNEW ZEALAND - The pork industry has again come under scrutiny after documents released under the Official Information Act reveal the industry will not accept a ban on pig crates and wants to confine pregnant...
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Fears Welfare Code Will Disadvantage NZ FarmersNEW ZEALAND - A number of submitters to a new pig welfare code are calling for a levy to be imposed on pork imported from countries that do not meet the animal welfare standards it sets.
Friday, June 04, 2010
NZ Pork Board Watches EU Animal Welfare StandardsNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's Pork Industry Board is keeping a close eye on animal welfare standards in the European Union, after reports it's going ahead with plans to restrict the use of sow stalls.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Pork Industry Takes Steps to Ensure Animal CareNEW ZEALAND - The Pork Industry Board says it is taking steps to ensure farmers are looking after their animals while it waits for the outcome of a new welfare code.
Monday, April 26, 2010
New Pig Welfare Code Draws Big Public ResponseNEW ZEALAND - A new pig welfare code has drawn a big response from the public calling for an end to the use of sow stalls and farrowing crates in the pork industry.
Monday, April 12, 2010
New Zealand Sees No Changes to Pig WelfareNEW ZEALAND - The cruelty of the New Zealand pig industry has once again been exposed as disturbing new footage on TV One’s Close Up programme tonight reveals there is no change to the way tens of thousands...
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Feedback Sought on Code; ‘Pigs in Crates Forever’?NEW ZEALAND - The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) yesterday completed a review of the Animal Welfare (Pigs) Code of Welfare 2005 and a draft code was released for public consultatio...
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Pig Welfare Code Released; Defiance ShownNEW ZEALAND - Agriculture Minister David Carter is inviting public discussion on a draft code of welfare for pigs released for consultation today.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Pork Board Alleged to be Damaging IndustryNEW ZEALAND - The Pork Industry Board continues to damage its own brand with the revelation it is fighting to keep pigs in sow crates, Green Party Animal Welfare spokesperson Sue Kedgley has alleged. ...
Friday, January 15, 2010
Welfare Prosecution Sends Message to FarmersNEW ZEALAND - The prosecution earlier this week of a farmer who ill-treated livestock sends an important message, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Pig Code Delayed, Ag Minister DisappointedNEW ZEALAND - The pig-headed Pork Industry Board is holding a gun to the Minister of Agriculture, David Carter, and delaying the release of a new pig code, Green Animal Welfare spokesperson Sue Kedgley...
Monday, December 07, 2009
Confusion 'Likely to Continue' for Pork ProductsNEW ZEALAND - Consumer New Zealand says new labelling for fresh pork products is unlikely to prevent confusion among customers.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Clear Labelling Standards Urged in Pork IndustryNEW ZEALAND - A farmer of free-range pigs in Northland is urging clearer labelling to give shoppers more information about how the pork they are buying is farmed.
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