You may’ve already seen PETA’s horrific video of live Angora rabbits being plucked in China (warning this video is very graphic). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGl8DnLy2jc . The abominable treatment of these rabbits has caused shockwaves around the world and PETA has called on retailers and consumers to stop buying Angora products. New Zealand has got something of a…
Local police are collecting evidence after a firearm incident at around 5.15am last Saturday morning in Kaikoura. Police Sargent Barry Hansen said a man pulled a firearm on another man and “chased him round town” he didn’t have any information as to whether the two men were known to each other. Senior constable, Andy Grant, in…
A publicity stunt to run a mob of sheep down Auckland’s Queen Street as part of the Real New Zealand World Cup event has been cancelled. The plan was for a flock of sheep to run from Aotea Square to Queens Wharf at lunchtime on October 17, the Monday before the rugby World Cup final.…
The New Zealand Green party has added its voice to others calling for a ban on the controversial use of an abortion drug by New Zealand dairy farmers, fearing that it has the potential to damage the country’s green reputation as other countries turn to more responsible and sustainable farming methods. Dairy farmers in New…
Reports are saying that farming companies and the government are locking horns over applications to set-up 16 factory diary farms in NZ. “Three companies* have applied to set up 16 new farms in the central South Island’s Mackenzie Basin, keeping up to 18,000 cows in cubicle stables** 24 hours a day for eight months of…
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