RSPCA Australia has updated its chicken welfare certification scheme, opening a pathway toward the Better Chicken Commitment. Here’s what it means for New Zealand’s chicken welfare.
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Global Progress. Healthier Chickens. Stronger Choices.
Fast-growing chicken breeds cause immense suffering. Here’s how countries and producers are changing that – and how you can help.
Bird Flu Explained: From Bird Symptoms to Food Safety, All You Need to Know
Bird flu outbreak in New Zealand – what you need to know and what it means for the birds involved in the outbreak.
Why Nando’s is walking away from the Better Chicken Commitment
The Sustainable Chicken Forum pits sustainability against animal welfare. But a chicken industry built on Frankenchicken suffering was never sustainable to begin with.
Cultivated Meat in New Zealand: What You Need to Know
Cultivated meat is real meat grown in vats in a lab from animal cells, without slaughter. Learn what it means for people and the planet in New Zealand.
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.
A dog’s dinner has better welfare than our own
Many pet food companies have much higher welfare standards than human food brands.
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.