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We're back with another plea for a national food strategy! You may remember that before the 2023 election VAWA partnered with EatNZ and Freedom Farms to ask for a community-led, government-facilitated national food strategy in a campaign called #fixourfoodsystem. We did not get what we wanted so we are back at it again! #nevergiveup This time we're delighted to be part of another powerful collective who believe that no matter who you are or where you're from, everyone in Aot

Winston's surprise move What a day! On 10 December 2024, The Minister for Racing announced that "Stopping greyhound racing was "the right thing to do". He noted the “... action wasn’t taken lightly, but independent reviews in 2013, 2017 and 2021 provided clear evidence of serious animal welfare concerns. While improvements were made, those gains plateaued and injury/death rates remained unacceptably high to the point the sport had lost its social licence. Action had to be tak

Find out why VAWA opposes octopus farming.

We teamed up with other animal welfare advocates and Dr John Hellström and we #protectedtheban.

Our Ambition VAWA wants to drive change towards systems, ways of living and engaging with animals that ensure Papatūānuku (Mother Earth)...

In zoos, captive animals can suffer from poor management and public interactions. VAWA is driving change for these animals.

We have opinions! Yip, it's true, we do! Read our opinion pieces, things that we are thinking about and what we are working on. The end of greyhound racing. We teamed up with “Emily Writes” to cut through online rhetoric against the greyhound racing ban. Our collab with Emily - Time to kill… this time the industry, not the dogs - unpacked the real welfare record behind the spin: race-day injuries, euthanasia rates, and the industry's history of unmet recommendations. Read mor

At this site, you can see submissions and advocacy work that VAWA has undertaken as we seek to create better lives for animals. To achieve this, we use our knowledge and expertise in veterinary and animal welfare science and our five tools - education, advocacy, submissions, consultation and collaboration. We aim to influence decision-makers and help make progress for animals and their welfare. We work for all of Aotearoa's animals from wildlife to farmed animals, from those

The wickedness of mud and (no) trees. A discussion on how we got here and why it's hard to change.

The animal welfare system is set up as a “fox in the henhouse” - a reset is needed.

Visit the National Cat Management Group's page for Cat Guardians Information & Education With the support of our fabulous VAWA members, public facing education dossiers have been created. Have a read at the links below, or visit the National Cat Management Group's website for more. Keeping cats safe and happy at home Know your responsibilities Being a good neighbour Trapping cats A national cat group - how did it start? Gareth Morgan is often, justly, noted as being an

The Western Australian government has just closed consultation on proposed Veterinary Practice Regulations. Most New Zealand...

Australia New Zealand Better Chicken Commitment VAWA is delighted to be a signatory on the Australia New Zealand Better Chicken...

A new regulation enabling veterinary nurses to undertake some dental procedures has received Royal Assent! This is fabulous news after...

NZTR contracted VAWA to help deliver their annual animal welfare forum in both 2022 and 2023. In 2022, we took the opportunity to talk...

Following the launch of VAWA on 1st February 2022, multiple news agencies reached out to learn about who VAWA is and what we stand for....