NEW ZEALAND ANIMAL CRUELTY
The Animal Welfare Act 1999 is the law designed to prevent animal cruelty in New Zealand. While this law offers protection for most New Zealand animals, there are number of animals that are not fully protected from animal cruelty.
These are:
- animals used in battery farms (layer hens, pigs, rabbits)
- animals used in zoos and circuses
- animals used in rodeos
- animals used in experiments and research
- animals hunted for sport.
Although these animals are protected by special 'codes of welfare' that set standards for animal treatment, these codes generally allow some animal cruelty to occur. This is so that farmers, zoo and circus operators, scientists and hunters can continue to operate business that rely on animal cruelty.
If you want to stop animal cruelty in New Zealand, don't support companies or events that abuse animals. Go cruelty free.
Find out more about animal cruelty.