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OPINION: A mate of yours truly has had an absolute gutsful of the activist group SAFE.
Old mate says, "once again the idiots at SAFE laid an expensive malicious, vexatious MPI-time wasting complaint (as reported by the Ashburton Courier, on August 28, pg. 47)".
What was the problem that had to be urgently investigated for the anaemic wonders at SAFE?
Calves placed into a trailer, a cow chased by a farmer on a quad bike and animals standing in mud... getting muddy feet.
In other words, a complete waste of time and resources, over about what sounds like just another day on the farm - with no animals harmed or driven to anxiety attacks, unlike the hand-wringers at SAFE.
The Hound might have more sympathy for these moaners if they were honest about their real agenda - to end livestock farming.
Lincoln University Dairy Farm will be tweaking some management practices after an animal welfare complaint laid in mid-August, despite the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) investigation into the complaint finding no cause for action.
OPINION: An animal activist organisation is calling for an investigation into the use of dairy cows in sexuallly explicit content posted on social media and adult entertainment subscription site OnlyFans.
Animal rights organization, SAFE says the government needs to maintain the ban on live exports.
Rather than banning live animal exports, New Zealand should raise the standards required of the industry.
Animal rights group SAFE has launched a nationwide campaign designed to issue a call to the new government, asking them to preserve the ban on live animal export.
OPINION: As negotiations advance on the India-New Zealand FTA, it’s important to remember the joint commitment made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at the beginning of this process in March: for a balanced, ambitious, comprehensive, and mutually beneficial agreement.
Minister for Universities, Shane Reti, has opened the final new build in a ten plus year project to upgrade the veterinary facilities at Massey University.
As New Zealand experiences more frequent and severe flooding events, the Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme (IFSO Scheme) is urging consumers to be honest and accurate when making insurance claims for flood damage.
A recently held arable field day in the Manawatu brought with it a timely reminder to be on the lookout for velvetleaf incursions.
In a significant shift for employers, wage theft is no longer only a civil matter but now also a criminal one.
In partnership with Growing Future Farmers (GFF), Fonterra says it is increasing support for young people entering the dairy industry with a new two-year programme.
