Each year in Aotearoa, approximately 120 million chickens are farmed for meat in industrial and factory farm conditions. Measured only in tonnes, an unknown amount of fishes* are farmed in underwater factory farms.
These animals live some of the worst lives of any farmed animals but are underrepresented when it comes to news, education and campaigns to improve the lives of animals.
We’re here to change that!
Learn about the reality of chicken and fish farming in Aotearoa, about the labels on the meat sold at retailers, about the lives of rescued chickens, and ways that you can help.
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Is your favourite food delivery, leading or lagging in chicken welfare?
First-of-its-kind ranking report shows which food businesses are leading and which are lagging on chicken welfare.
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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.
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Farmwatch Investigator Speaks Out
One of the brave volunteer investigators of Farmwatch shares, in a very personal way, just what it was like to gather the footage that was released by Radio New Zealand earlier this week.
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Volunteers protest Nando’s in Auckland and Wellington.
Pressure increases as volunteers head out to Nando’s stores in Auckland and Wellington.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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New study compares cost of Better Chicken Commitment and low-welfare chicken
New study shows cost of giving chickens better lives via the BCC.
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Media release: NZ animal welfare standards called into question by international report
Marianne Macdonald, Executive Director of Animals Aotearoa, says the EFSA report is yet more evidence that New Zealand’s animal welfare standards are well below par.
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Why does Nando’s only care about chickens in some countries?
Nando’s, all chickens deserve better treatment.
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Eggsplainer – Why is there an egg shortage right now?
What eggs have been banned and how are hens still being farmed?
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Passing the buck for egg shortage
Egg shortage shows lack of leadership by the egg industry, who are trying to shift blame away from itself.
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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?
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What we’ve achieved for animals in 2022, with your help
After two years in existence, this is what we’ve achieved at Animals Aotearoa for farmed animals.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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World’s largest meal kit, HelloFresh, joins the Better Chicken Commitment in NZ
HelloFresh brings their commitment to chicken welfare from overseas to customers in NZ.
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* The term ‘fishes’ rather than ‘fish’ is increasingly being adopted by the animal advocacy movement to recognise and emphasize the individuality of the intelligent, feeling individuals we are describing. (The fish-farming industry only measures fishes in tonnes, rather than numbers of individuals.)
