Fears Welfare Code Will Disadvantage NZ Farmers
NEW 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.

NZ Pork Board Watches EU Animal Welfare Standards
NEW 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.

NZ Pork Imports Under More Scrutiny
NEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers says its concerns over biosecurity standards for pork imports have been vindicated by an independent review which has told the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)...

Independent Panel Asks MAF to Restart on Pork
NEW ZEALAND - An independent expert panel has given twenty-nine recommendations for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) to correct deficiencies in both the process and conclusions drawn during...

Pork Industry Takes Steps to Ensure Animal Care
NEW 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.

New Pig Welfare Code Draws Big Public Response
NEW 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.

New Zealand Sees No Changes to Pig Welfare
NEW 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...

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...

Pig Welfare Code Released; Defiance Shown
NEW ZEALAND - Agriculture Minister David Carter is inviting public discussion on a draft code of welfare for pigs released for consultation today.

Pork Board Alleged to be Damaging Industry
NEW 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. ...

Draft Animal Transport Welfare Code Needs Focus
NEW ZEALAND - In its submission late last year on the draft Animal Welfare (Transport within New Zealand) Code of Welfare, Federated Farmers has called on the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee...

NZ Scheme Extended to Cover Farm Veterinarians
NEW ZEALAND - The Government is expanding its voluntary bonding scheme for veterinarians to cover those who care for farm livestock.

Pig Code Delayed, Ag Minister Disappointed
NEW 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...

New Zealand Works with China on Food Safety
NEW ZEALAND - Chinese senior food safety officials have just left the country after a two-week food safety study programme with the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

Confusion 'Likely to Continue' for Pork Products
NEW ZEALAND - Consumer New Zealand says new labelling for fresh pork products is unlikely to prevent confusion among customers.

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!�

Green MP Ridicules Release of Pig Welfare Code
NEW 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.

Farmers Urged to Follow Product Label Instructions
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is reminding farmers that off-label use of veterinary medicines may land them a day in court and a significant fine.

NZ Pork Import Plan Gets Industry Worried
NEW ZEALAND - A proposal to allow the importation of raw pork meat from overseas could devastate the industry, southern business groups and farmers said.

NZ Pork Industry Warns Against Raw Imports
NEW ZEALAND - While cheaper pork could be on the cards for New Zealand, the country's pork industry says any discounts may eventually come at a high cost.

NZPork: Canadian Pork Support ‘Subsidies in Drag’
NEW ZEALAND - The Canadian government’s $100 million support for their ailing pork industry is essentially subsidies in drag New Zealand Pork said.

NZ Ministry Allows Review of Pork Import Rules
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has granted an independent review of provisional Import Health Standard for pork.

NZPork: Vote to Give Consumers Clarity and Choice
NEW 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.

New Zealand Industry Challenged over Welfare
NEW 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 Welfare
NEW 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...

Welfare Laws Fail Pigs Miserably
NEW 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...

Demand for Free-range Pork Soars After TV Expose
NEW ZEALAND - Demand for free range-pork is rocketing with consumer concern for the welfare of pigs, say producers.

Pig Welfare Campaigners Target Pork Conference
NEW 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...

PM Needs to be Prime Mover on Sow Welfare
NEW ZEALAND - The Green Party is calling on the Prime Minister John Key to intervene on the issue of sow crates.

Greens Say Pork Labelling Urgently Needed
NEW 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...