Over one million people worldwide have called on the UN to end factory farming and create a fair, sustainable food system for animals, people, and the planet.
Author Archives: Marianne Macdonald, Executive Director
Horrific Footage Exposes Octopus Cruelty as NZ’s Secretive Research Continues
On World Octopus Day, undercover footage reveals that octopuses can suffer for up to 10 minutes when being slaughtered.
Campylobacter: A Hidden Health Crisis from the Chicken on Your Plate
Every year, thousands of New Zealanders fall sick with a serious stomach bug called Campylobacter, and many don’t know that the chicken meat industry is the main cause of this infection.
Are chickens really killed humanely? What the chicken meat industry doesn’t want you to know.
What the chicken meat industry doesn’t want to you know about how chickens are killed by live-shackle slaughter in New Zealand.
A dog’s dinner has better welfare than our own
Many pet food companies have much higher welfare standards than human food brands.
Is free range chicken meat really better?
Labels such as free range, cage-free and no added hormones can jump out at you, but what do they really mean? What kind of lives did the animals lead? Is free range chicken really better or are there even kinder choices?
Europe’s Making Progress for Chickens—So Why Isn’t New Zealand?
Europe’s Making Progress for Chickens Bred for Meat – So Why Isn’t New Zealand doing the same?
New Zealand implicated in global egg investigation
Global investigation reveals never-before-seen footage of systemic animal abuse in cage egg factory farming. The exposé includes footage from a colony cage factory farm in New Zealand.
Media Release: World’s Biggest Investigation into Egg Factory Farming. New Zealand Cages Scrutinised
In the largest global investigation ever, The Open Wing Alliance reveals footage of systemic animal abuse and public health risks in cage egg factory farming, including from New Zealand.
169 organisations sign open letter to ban octopus factory farming
169 organisations sign open letter to ban octopus factory farming and demand that NZ government divests from research into octopus farming.