Posts on Reddit and Facebook are exposing some of the negative sides of the chicken industry.
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Kiwi Café Giant Joins The Movement Towards Higher Welfare for Chickens
The Coffee Club and Bird on a Wire are the latest big brands to sign the Australia-New Zealand Better Chicken Commitment.
Volunteers protest Nando’s in Auckland, Hamilton, Porirua, Wellington and Christchurch.
Pressure increases as volunteers head out to Nando’s stores in Auckland, Hamilton, Porirua, Wellington and Christchurch.
When animal welfare becomes a political football, consumers look towards food brands for action on animal welfare.
Animal welfare has long been a contentious issue in New Zealand politics, with many election promises made but little action taken. Now, with the Government’s delays in yet another animal welfare improvement, consumers are looking to food brands for action on animal welfare.
Open letter to Aotearoa New Zealand: Cages are still allowed in egg farming
This Easter, we’re joining NZ animal groups caling for transparency for egg labelling and reporting. Read the Open Letter.
Where does NZ chicken come from?
There are several common misconceptions about how chickens are raised for meat. Find out where NZ chicken comes from.
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.
New billboards call out companies like Nando’s and Pita Pit selling free-range cruelty.
Animals Aotearoa’s latest billboard campaign highlights the huge gap between what people imagine when they think of ‘free-range’ chicken meat and the reality.
A year ago Aotearoa was shocked to see the inside of a free-range factory farm
11,000 people watched Farmwatch footage on RNZ’s Facebook page, and countless more heard the story on the radio or watched it on TV. But a year on, what has changed for chickens?
Media release: World’s largest meal kit, HelloFresh, joins the Better Chicken Commitment
HelloFresh is demonstrating a serious commitment to higher animal welfare by signing the Better Chicken Commitment in New Zealand.