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Author Archives: Mona Oliver, Campaign Director

New chicken standards raise the bar for New Zealand food businesses

Several white chickens in a shed. Two are sitting on a straw bale.

New Zealanders can look forward to higher welfare standards for chickens with today’s launch of the Australia-New Zealand Better Chicken Commitment.

Posted byMona Oliver, Campaign DirectorJuly 7, 2022July 6, 2022Posted inBlog, Chickens, Food BusinessLeave a comment on New chicken standards raise the bar for New Zealand food businesses

Global milestone shows the way forward for companies in Aotearoa.

Two white chickens sitting down on some straw litter. They are facing each other.

546 and counting. Global companies are changing the way they source their chicken meat. It is time for us to catch up.

Posted byMona Oliver, Campaign DirectorMay 24, 2022May 24, 2022Posted inBlog, Chickens, Effective AltruismLeave a comment on Global milestone shows the way forward for companies in Aotearoa.

How long do chickens live?

Chickens are very cute; they like exploring and are naturally curious. Sadly, chickens on factory farms don’t get to live a natural life or a very long one.

Posted byMona Oliver, Campaign DirectorMarch 8, 2022May 15, 2022Posted inBlog, ChickensLeave a comment on How long do chickens live?

What do the labels on chicken meat mean?

Aotearoa has no laws or regulations regarding the labelling of meat, so how do companies decide what is free-range, cage-free, and hormone-free? Find out the truth about labelling.

Posted byMona Oliver, Campaign DirectorJanuary 25, 2022May 22, 2022Posted inBlog, Chickens, Free-range, LawLeave a comment on What do the labels on chicken meat mean?

In the news: Pressure on takeaway chains as Domino’s ditches ‘fast chickens’

Exclusive footage from inside a free-range farm was provided to Radio New Zealand by volunteer investigators at Farmwatch.

Posted byMona Oliver, Campaign DirectorNovember 17, 2021May 4, 2022Posted inMediaLeave a comment on In the news: Pressure on takeaway chains as Domino’s ditches ‘fast chickens’

Media release: Dead and dying chickens – investigative NZ footage exposes ‘business as usual’

Footage obtained by Farmwatch investigators, aired on RNZ Checkpoint yesterday
(16.11.21) shows chickens in pain, struggling to walk.

Posted byMona Oliver, Campaign DirectorNovember 11, 2021May 4, 2022Posted inChickens, MediaLeave a comment on Media release: Dead and dying chickens – investigative NZ footage exposes ‘business as usual’

Five surprising facts about chickens

Most of us don’t really know much about chickens, and how wonderful they are. So here are five facts about chickens to help you appreciate them.

Posted byMona Oliver, Campaign DirectorSeptember 24, 2021May 15, 2022Posted inBlog, ChickensLeave a comment on Five surprising facts about chickens

In the news: At the bottom of the pecking order

The report shows that all chicken meat served in New Zealand comes from chickens bred to grow too big too fast, leading to lameness and other health issues.

Posted byMona Oliver, Campaign DirectorJuly 22, 2021May 14, 2022Posted inMediaLeave a comment on In the news: At the bottom of the pecking order

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