Tag: animal_welfare

New Zealand Farmers Overwhelmingly Back Equal Welfare Standards for Animal Imports

6 May 2026 2:23 p.m. · Source: Green Party

A recent Curia poll reveals that 79 percent of New Zealand farmers support requiring imported animal products to meet domestic animal welfare standards, bolstering a proposed Member's Bill by Green MP Steve Abel.

Politics and Government Business General Politics Agriculture Trade Legal Social Issues Australasia Politics Animal Welfare Steve Abel Green Party Pork Imports election
Napier City Council Advances New Animal Control Shelter

31 Jul 2025 4:04 a.m. · Source: Federated Farmers

Napier City Council plans to start building a new Animal Control Shelter in early 2026, budget around $3 million, to increase capacity and improve animal welfare.

Politics and Government Social Issues Australasia State Governments Law Enforcement Napier City Council Animal Control Shelter animal welfare Dog Control Act 1996 Jess Ellerm Napier