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.
Category Archives: Slaughter
Bird Flu Explained: 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.
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.
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.
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.