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Friday, November 13, 2009
Northland Farmer Demonstrates Pigs in PaddocksNEW ZEALAND - A Northland farmer is opening his farm gate to the public to prove that pigs can be farmed successfully outdoors.
Is New Zealand Pork on the Christmas Menu?NEW ZEALAND - “Is New Zealand pork on the Christmas menu?” asks Angela McLeod, President of the New Zealand Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPWNZ), “If its not, it should be!”
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Green MP Ridicules Release of Pig Welfare CodeNEW ZEALAND - The "oldest trick in the book" is being pulled out of the bag for the release of the pig welfare code, set to go out for public consultation shortly before the holiday period.
Monday, November 02, 2009
Boycott of Non-free Range Pork UrgedNEW ZEALAND - Earlier this year, New Zealand witnessed one of the greatest marketing disasters in history. Mike King, the Kiwi bloke who makes people laugh for a living, had been fronting a high-profile...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
NZPork: Vote to Give Consumers Clarity and ChoiceNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Pork announced a three-pronged strategy focused on consumer choice, confidence and continuing action on animal welfare following its AGM in Christchurch yesterday.
Monday, July 20, 2009
New Zealand Industry Challenged over WelfareNEW ZEALAND - Consumers have genuine concerns about the way their food is produced, and the New Zealand pig meat industry needs to pay attention to their concerns.
Pork Industry Urged to Act on Animal WelfareNEW ZEALAND - The pork industry should address consumer concerns about animal welfare and reductions to the length of time sows can be kept in dry stalls need to kick in sooner, Agriculture Minister David...
Friday, July 03, 2009
Welfare Laws Fail Pigs MiserablyNEW ZEALAND - An official MAF report reveals current pig welfare legislation is strongly at odds with the views of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Agriculture and the majority of the New Zealand public...
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Demand for Free-range Pork Soars After TV ExposeNEW ZEALAND - Demand for free range-pork is rocketing with consumer concern for the welfare of pigs, say producers.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Pig Welfare Campaigners Target Pork ConferenceNEW ZEALAND - Pig welfare has become a serious concern for the New Zealand public however animal advocates say the pig industry remains ‘pigheaded’ and is not taking the welfare of the animals ser...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
PM Needs to be Prime Mover on Sow WelfareNEW ZEALAND - The Green Party is calling on the Prime Minister John Key to intervene on the issue of sow crates.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Free Range Pig Farmers Deserve COOL SupportNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand pig farmers that are practising humane free-range animal management practices deserve the benefit of Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling (M-COOL), and inhumane farmers need...
Greens Say Pork Labelling Urgently NeededNEW ZEALAND - The Prime Minister needs to step in and requite the clear labelling of pork products so consumers can act in good conscience and buy humanely reared pork, Green Animal Welfare Spokesperson...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Minister Urges Top Priority for Pig Code ReviewNEW ZEALAND - Agriculture Minister David Carter has asked the review of the 2005 Code of Welfare for pigs to be a top priority for the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee.
No Plan to Develop Free-range Brand for PorkNEW ZEALAND - The Pork Industry Board does not plan to use free-range branding for pork, despite public concern over meat sources.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Industry Supports Investigation of TV Pig FarmNEW ZEALAND - A TV programme aired yesterday showing sows in stalls has caused a great deal of controversy.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Pork Health Standards a Swine of a DecisionNEW ZEALAND - The release of provisional health standards for imported pork has got Federated Farmers deeply concerned about the biosecurity precedent this recommendation sets.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Risk from MAF’s New Pork Import StandardsNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand MAF’s release of provisional import health standards will allow pigmeat containing the PRRS virus to be widely distributed in New Zealand, according to New Zealand Pork.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
NZ Not Up to British Pig Farming StandardNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand consumers are confused about the welfare of pigs reared in their country, following the latest Jamie Oliver expose about pork farming (TV One, Tuesday, 24 February 8.30pm).
Monday, February 23, 2009
NZ Welfare Group Welcomes UK TV ShowNEW ZEALAND - A TV programme on pig welfare, shown in the UK last month, is to be aired tomorrow (24 February) in New Zealand, and welfare campaigners say it should be a wake-up call for local pig producers....
Monday, January 26, 2009
Pork Consumption Grows Despite DifficultiesNEW ZEALAND - “The most difficult of the last 30 years” is how Chris Trengrove describes 2008 in New Zealand Pork’s recently released Annual Report. “Biofuels, a commodity boom, drought, losses,...
Friday, December 12, 2008
More Animal Welfare Resources Called forNEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) is supporting a proposal from the Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) for more animal welfare resources.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Antibiotic Sales Show Little ChangeNEW ZEALAND - Total sales of prescription veterinary medicines containing antibiotics in New Zealand in the 2006/07 year have decreased to levels similar to the 2002/03 year, and are down 11.9 per cent...
Monday, June 02, 2003
New Zealand Pork Leads with Animal Status DeclarationNEW ZEALAND - With large quantities of imported pork continuing to reach the marketplace, New Zealand producers have taken the initiative and put in place a system providing traceability back to the farm...
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