8 July 2026 TO THE ANONYMOUS WHISTLEBLOWER. Thank you for the very valuable information. To be able to make progress, we need to be able to verify it. VAWA regularly deals with whistleblowers, and strictly protects their identity. We promise you the same. Please email info@vawa.co.nz so we can move forward on the information - it's really important for the cattle. ^^VAWA Virtual fencing technology on bull beef On 2nd June 2026, VAWA released a world-first Code of Ethical Conduct for Virtual...

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 Aotearoa deserves...

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 taken” We teamed up...