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In 2014 a National Cat Management Strategy Group (NCMSG) was formed, with representation from the New Zealand Veterinarians Association, the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), the New Zealand Companion Animal Council, the Morgan Foundation and Local Government New Zealand, with technical advisors from Department of Conservation and observers from the ...
The Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (abbreviated as RNZSPCA or SPCA) is a New Zealand charitable society who work to promote the humane treatment of animals. The society consists of 30 animal shelters and 6 vet partnerships around New Zealand, including many in regional areas.
The New Zealand economy relies heavily on agriculture and many animal welfare issues involve the farming sector.. Although New Zealand has high animal welfare standards, a 2016 report from the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, reviewing the use of farrowing crates on pig farms, found that the pork industry does not accept its requirements under the Pigs Code of Welfare (2010), and ...
On Tuesday, the Senate voted 28 to 4 to ban the declawing of cats. ... In 2019 the nation's first bill to prohibit convenience declawing statewide was signed into law in New York. Maryland followed.
[citation needed] Six countries currently ban the use of great apes for scientific research, and Austria is the only country in the world to ban experiments on lesser apes. [citation needed] In 2009, Bolivia became the first country to banish animal abuse and harm in circuses. [1]
A New Hampshire couple is accused of abandoning more than a dozen cats in a foreclosed home, leading some of them to suffer and die, police say.
The New Zealand government said Tuesday that it would ban greyhound racing starting in 2026, citing concerns over the rate of injuries and fatalities among racing dogs.
'New genetic control tools' aims to inform New Zealanders as to the benefits and risks of new genetic technologies prior to any commitment to develop such tools for Predator Free 2050. 'Computer modelling' will develop shared resources that all communities and agencies contributing to Predator Free 2050 can use to design the right approach for ...