Many pet food companies have much higher welfare standards than human food brands.
Category Archives: Chickens
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?
Trailer crash reveals chickens’ grim lives
Traffic crash in Canterbury causes yet another trailer load of chickens to overturn, spilling birds over the road and revealing animals suffering poor health.
Creating Real Change for Animals: Why We Need to Think Bigger
This article explores how and why it is worth focusing more on the institutional approach to our advocacy—a strategy that can create large-scale, lasting change for animals.
Building a stronger animal advocacy movement
Executive Director, Marianne Macdonald, travels to Sydney to represent Animals Aotearoa at the Effective Altruism Global X conference and a dedicated Animal Advocacy Satellite Event.
Nando’s chicken, bred to break
Nando’s UK is a leader in chicken welfare, but Nando’s NZ is falling way behind. Don’t be fooled; their new SPCA Certified badge is no change for Nando’s chicken.
The Hidden Truth Behind Nando’s Chicken: A Call for Change
Animals Aotearoa launches Heartless Nando’s campaign to reveal the hidden truth behind Nando’s chicken.
Australian campaign launches for chickens bred for meat
A new campaign has launched in Australia to reveal the plight of chickens farmed for meat, asking food businesses to commit to higher animal welfare.
Report shows KFC and Nando’s serving second-rate chicken
A new report shows that Nando’s and KFC are falling behind on chicken welfare treating Kiwi customers with double standards.