Animal Welfare Act review a chance for positive change (Health and Food e-news)

The review of the Animal Welfare Act is an opportunity to improve protection for animals from cruel treatment. In particular it would be great if we managed to get an independent commissioner of animal welfare established. Email not displaying correctly? View in browser Health and food e-news Email newsletter on health, medicine, accident insurance, animal welfare, food labelling, GE, organics, sport Sign up for news by topic Get a regular wrap-up of news in these topic areas: Economy Environment & Resources Fairness & Society Health & Food International Relations Politics & Law Sign up for Greenweek weekly or monthly digest general news wrap-up from the Green MPs Change subscriptions Talk to MPs Catherine Delahunty Dave Clendon Denise Roche Eugenie Sage Gareth Hughes Holly Walker Jan Logie Julie Anne Genter Kennedy Graham Kevin Hague Metiria Turei Mojo Mathers Russel Norman Steffan Browning Feedback Reply to this email with your views Follow us   www.greens.org.nz Kia ora Waikato The review of the Animal Welfare Act is an opportunity to improve protection for animals from cruel treatment. In particular, it would be great if we managed to get an independent commissioner of animal welfare established. There are loopholes in the Act that allow chronic suffering of animals (such as the layer hen code) that should be closed, and gains to be made in providing the public information about how animals are treated. We are asking New Zealanders who care about the lives of the millions of animals to make a submission on the review before the 28th of September. Mojo Mathers, Green Party MP Make a submission on the Animal Welfare Act View and share the Battery hens infographic: Skip to news Take action Cruel eggs are stink: Have your say on the Hen Code review Living in a cage is a miserable life for a chicken. The Minister for Primary Industries is sitting on a code of welfare for layer hens that will allow them to continue to be kept in cages. Make a quick submission now. 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