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80 YEARS IN NEW ZEALAND

VICTORIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE ANIMALS
What was life like in New Zealand for animals fty years ago? Take a look at some of the victories, accomplishments and successes that have been achieved, many thanks to SAFE and its supporters you!
LESS DUCK SHOOTING

1930s-1950s:

New Zealand branch of the British

Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) founded.

PIG INDUSTRY EXPOSED AND CRUEL SOW CRATES BANNED

Despite war and a depression, a

Cruel sow crates commonly used. Now: Banned! Consumers oppose pig cruelty.
OLD CAGES BANNED
NO SHEEP EXPORTS

small group committed to animals pioneer the rst anti-vivisection group.

Branches established in Auckland,

MARINELAND CLOSES

CHIMPS RESCUED

Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. Distributes overseas literature and hold regular stalls by the 1950s.

1970s-1980s:
Launched campaign in 1990. Now: 20,000 less shooters. Public outraged at killings.
AUCKLAND RODEO BAN

The group changes name to

Highly popular during 1980-90s. Now: Public condemns captive marine animals.
NO ANIMAL CIRCUSES

Ridgeway Circus has chimp family. Now: SAFE rescues chimps to Africa!
WHALING BANNED

No public support. Now: 8-10 consumers oppose battery hen cages.

LESS TESTED PRODUCTS

Protested rst live sheep shipment. Now: Sheep shipments halted.

MULESING REDUCED

become autonomous from the UK branch. In 1978 Save Animals From Experiments (SAFE) was born.
Stages the largest anti-vivisection

protest with over 500 people marching down Queen Street in 1982.
In 1987 the group broadens to

incorporate other cruel practices. Name amended to Exploitation.

Rodeos & running sheep events common. Now: Auckland bans rodeos & sheep runs.
FREE RANGE WIDESPREAD

Staged regular circus protests. Now: No more exotic animals in circuses!

ANIMAL LAWS IMPROVED

New Zealand top whaling nation. Now: Given legal protection.

PUBLIC ATTITUDE

Most products tested on animals. Now: 500+ crueltyfree companies.

OPINION OF SAFE BETTER

Mulesing sheep widespread. Now: Greatly reduced. Company boycotts.

MORE STABLE FINANCIALLY

1990s - present day

Commence using the Internet.

Revolutionise communications with over 500,000 hits month!

Vigorously defend animals from

being used for GE experiments at the Royal Commission.

Only cage eggs in 1985. Now: Every supermarket stocks free range.
Laws inadequate. Few prosecutions. Now: Prison terms given. Taken seriously.
Public didnt care or want to know. Now: Animal issues a major concern.
Publicly marginalised and ignored. Now: Highly respected and valued.
Run by volunteers. No ofces or funds. Now: 3 ofces. Shop. Employs 12+ staff.

Stage high-prole, prestigious

events gaining huge public respect.

Rescue and release circus chimps. Recruit Mike King. Mount one of

the largest media stories on national television on factory farming of pigs.

Enlist support from over 250

celebrities, artists and personalities.

80 YEARS

defending animals

TAKING ACTION
SAFE is proud to celebrate its 80th birthday this year! Established in 1932 as a branch of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, SAFE has become one of the strongest voices for animals in New Zealand. SAFE director Hans Kriek has been involved with the organisation for 25 years, and takes a look back. I started my involvement with SAFE in 1987. At the time I was working for the SPCA as an animal caregiver and I attended a meeting in Auckland where I met the famous animal rights philosopher Peter Singer. Also at the meeting were some wonderful people from SAFE, an organisation I had not heard of before. Discovering SAFE was a huge delight for me as here was an organisation that held the same beliefs as me! As a newly immigrated animal rights-focused vegetarian, SAFE enabled me to get active for all animals. Back in those days, SAFE was a small voluntary organisation represented only in some of the main centres. SAFE had only just changed its name from Save Animals From Experiments to Save Animals From Exploitation, reecting its broader approach to animal rights issues. While vivisection was being strongly campaigned on by a number of organisations, little was being done at the time to address the suffering of animals in the farming and entertainment sector and SAFE decided to ll that gap. A few likeminded people and I opened a new SAFE branch in Hamilton and started to work on vivisection and factory farming issues. I became the rst paid employee for SAFE and worked as national coordinator. Around the same time Anthony Terry got involved with the SAFE group in Christchurch and it was he who started SAFE on its journey to where the organisation is today. I accepted a position at Wellington SPCA, where I worked for the next ten years, but continued working with Anthony and SAFE where possible. During this period SAFE grew stronger every year. Smart, eye-catching, often controversial campaigns became a SAFE trademark and circus owners, duck shooters, vivisectionists and factory farmers started to feel the heat. By hiring (initially subsidised) staff, SAFE was able to deliver the animal rights message on a more consistent basis and public support increased as a result. I returned to SAFE in 2004 to work as campaign director. I found that under Anthonys leadership the organisation had blossomed and had managed to mainstream its animal rights message. We decided to make factory farming our leading campaign and stick to it until meaningful improvements were achieved for the millions of suffering pigs and chickens. The factory farming campaign has been hugely successful: thousands of people stopped buying factory farmed eggs and pork, sow stalls are being phased out after the huge publicity surrounding our pig campaign, politicians are taking notice, and intensive farming is now recognised as the most important animal welfare issue in New Zealand. SAFE has also been central to a number of other signicant victories for animals. After decades of campaigning there are no more exotic animals in circuses, Marineland has closed down, live exports for slaughter are indenitely suspended and we have seen a massive increase in the number of vegetarians and vegans in our society. The media takes animal issues seriously and the public is starting to use their consumer power to effect change for animals. I feel privileged to be part of the wonderful SAFE team that has achieved so much for animals. Of course we still have a long road ahead of us but I have a sense that the pendulum has swung our way and that more positive change is on the horizon. SAFE would not have survived the last 80 years without its members and supporters, and most of all, its volunteers. To all of you I say thank you, your ongoing support will ensure that SAFE in the years ahead will remain a strong and effective voice for all animals in New Zealand. Hans Kriek, director

AMBITIOUS FOR 2012

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THE LOOK OVER TIME
While it is always hard to predict the future, SAFE is looking ahead and lining up an ambitious year for animal activism. Already SAFE has been in action and featured in the media on issues as diverse as rodeos, bull ghting, white tigers and goldsh. The NoCages campaign, of course, continues to be the rst priority, aiming to ban battery cages and stop the phase-in of the colony cage system. David Carter, now the Minister for Primary Industries, is overdue to announce the revised Code of Welfare for Layer Hens and is expected to agree to the industry demand for more cages. The pressure on him must be maintained! The future facing caged layer hens is the same bleak future that faces pigs trapped in farrowing crates and fattening pens, and chickens that are speed-bred in industrial sheds for their meat. SAFE will address the various factory farming issues this year in the more comprehensive Stop Factory Farming campaign and connect the dots between them. This wider campaign will have a consumer focus in terms of inviting the public to take action mobilising ordinary people to create change for animals through simply changing shopping habits. After the 2011 focus on the political process of the Code reviews, and the election, the consumer campaign aims to empower shoppers by enabling them to vote with their wallets. In 2011 SAFE launched its new SAFE Shopper guide that features products not tested on animals, with a new website and resources. It enables those who care about animals to shop without harming them. This year will see more refreshing campaign initiatives and positive stories watch this space! Especially after an at-times unsteady 2011, with the Christchurch earthquakes, SAFE is looking forward to an exciting year ahead. Join us in bringing about real and positive change for the animals. Eliot Pryor, campaign director

A QUICK OVERVIEW
FEBRUARY: Animal Aid project to help animals after Christchurch earthquake. MARCH: Thousands of public submissions collected against cages for hens. APRIL: Coordinated nationwide actions including the Man in a Cage Carl Scott.

TOP 10 ACHIEVEMENTS OF 2011

JULY: Gala event featuring international guests and politicians at Auckland Town Hall as part of the national Animal Rights conference. AUGUST: Comprehensive public survey conrming 80 per cent of Kiwis want cages banned within ve years. SEPTEMBER: Joint press conference with RNZSPCA and Green Party to condemn the colony cage system. OCTOBER: Political Party for the Animals to promote animal concerns launched in the lead-up to the election. NOVEMBER: An ongoing and prominent presence in national media on range of animal welfare issues, for example the Sunday show expos of illegal battery cages still in use. NOVEMBER: Launch the SAFE Shopper website to provide a guide to products not tested on animals. NOVEMBER: Conrmation beagle testing facility had closed down and an undercover expos in the media.

I have seen SAFE develop from a group of a dozen volunteers to a national organisation. I feel part of a group that has been steadily achieving real advances in animal rights and welfare.
BETTINA BROWN 30 year SAFE member and former treasurer

TAKE ACTION FOR HENS

YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEND A MESSAGE DIRECTLY TO THE MINISTER
The decision on battery cages and colony cages for layer hens is to be announced by the government very shortly.You can keep the pressure on the Minister of Primary Industries David Carter and remind him the nation is watching join thousands of other concerned Kiwis and send a message to him directly today with an e-card at nocages.org.nz and dont forget to encourage your friends to do the same.

nocages.org.nz

FREEDOM FOR HENS

I currently volunteer at Bird Rescue where we are nurturing an ex-battery hen. Its very distressing to see this wee birds suffering in person. Thankfully, shes going to have a lovely life, and her feathers are growing back at last. It is just unfathomable, the treatment of those birds. I honestly think that if everyone got to see this little hen, and what shes been through, theyd never buy cage eggs again. MICHELLE LANGSTONE, actor

AGAINST COLONY CAGES

CRUEL COLONY CAGES REVEALED
In the last campaign report you will have read about the proposed colony cages, which are basically redesigned battery cages. With the help of Government subsidies, Mainland Poultry is running a colony cage trial by housing 47,000 hens in these cages. They have refused media all access as they do not want New Zealanders to see these cruel modied battery hen cages. SAFE has obtained images from inside this system, supplied by animal activists, showing for the rst time the overcrowded and barren conditions the hens are consigned to. At the time of writing SAFE is preparing to expose these images to the public, who will be able to see for the rst time the intended future of egg farming. SAFE believes the public will be shocked at the sight of the colony battery cages. I believe that New Zealand has been lagging behind Europe for decades, and the Code review process now presents an opportunity to take a leading international position by banning all cages.

nocages campaign gains momentum

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people will be outraged that hens will continue to suffer, says Director Hans Kriek. Go to SAFEs website for the latest updates as they come to hand!

UNITED AGAINST COLONY CAGES

Last October, SAFEs Hans Kriek was joined by Sue Kedgley (former Green Party MP) and Robyn Kippenberger (RNZSPCA) for a special press conference in support of the NoCages campaign. They were there to discuss the negative impact the proposed colony cages will have on battery hen welfare. The new colony cages are barely an improvement on the current welfare requirements and Sue Kedgley made a pledge on behalf of the Green Party to ban all cages. The revised cage system known as the colony cage has been kept secret from the public,

BATTERY CAGES BANNED IN THE EU

In January this year the European Union ban on standard battery cages came into effect. Unfortunately colony cage systems are presently the new standard for hen farming in the European Union, although countries such as Austria and Switzerland have banned all cages.

leading Hans to ask why. Why is the media denied access to this secret facility at Mainland Poultry? What does it have to hide? Meanwhile the Egg Producers Federation is asking for a phaseout of twenty years for the battery cage yeah right!

BRANDS AT RISK BY USING CAGE EGGS

The National Business Review recently commented on results from SAFEs survey of attitudes towards cage eggs. Conducted by professional pollsters Horizon, the survey revealed that companies

face signicant risks if they are perceived to have cruelty in their supply chains. Respondents were surveyed on well-known brands to ask in what way, if any, their views of products would change if they learned the companies were using eggs from caged hens. The results showed almost a third said they would feel worse about the company, and they would prefer the company stopped using caged eggs. SAFE campaign director Eliot Pryor says the new research shows that if a retailer were connected to farms that used cruel intensive farming practices the consequences could be signicant. It is up to the retailer to provide their customers with a guarantee that the products they sell, and their supply chain, are not associated with cruelty. They need to be engaged with customer concerns, and animal welfare is a high priority.

WATCH the Natural History

of Chickens on YouTube. Search: AlcocVRQAaI

WATCH TV1s Sundays Bad

Eggs look at the egg industry. Search: XFhXQvrDWyA

WATCH SAFE director Hans

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Kriek speak against colony cages.

NEGLECTED AND DYING CAGED HENS EXPOSED

In November thousands of layer hens were found living in appalling conditions on farms that use illegal cages. These conditions were below the legal standard required. SAFE made an ofcial complaint to the Ministry of Agriculture, calling for these farms to be closed immediately. A three-month investigation by animal activists sparked a shocking expos of a number of battery hen farms using cage systems that were banned in 2008. It is believed the eggs from these farms are being supplied to retailers nationwide. Footage given to SAFE showed thousands of birds suffering in severely overcrowded cages and in poor physical condition. Dead, dying and decomposing birds were a common sight. A veterinary report described six birds rescued from one of the farms as being in an appallingly poor medical condition. SAFE says many of the birds had had their beaks crudely cut off, were

CELEBRITIES SAY NOCAGES!

High-prole New Zealanders are getting behind SAFEs NoCages campaign to show their support. Here are some of their reactions: When I was a kid I remember visiting family friends, who lived in a house that was next door to a poultry farm. My brother and I explored the old windowless sheds and what we discovered inside changed me forever. Stretched out in the dark: hundreds of small wire cages barely the size of a hen; tiny prisons stacked high in all directions. This was a torture house. No place for anything with a beating heart. I learnt that day what happens before the egg hits your plate. With that knowledge there can be no turning back. Cage farming is barbaric and medieval. We must change, evolve, move forward! If we dont well continue to live in the dark ages.... and that.... well, thats just plain depressing. PETER SALMON, award-winning lmmaker and director

I am going to come to your house and lock you in a cage just big enough for your body. If that stresses you out, Im going to cut off your lips. I might break your teeth too, so you cant bite your friends next door. (Nobody likes a biter.) Im also going to keep you in the semidark so you dont get too worked up, what with all the excitement of everything. Im going to keep you like this as long as youre useful, and then, when you inevitably become disease-ridden from all of the shit around you all day long did I mention that? there will be lots of shit I will send you to the slaughterhouse and make you into cat food, or maybe a pie. Then I will go to the dairy, buy that pie, eat it, and when you are sitting, warm in my belly I will ask you: Can you afford to buy the free-range option yet? CHELSIE PRESTON CRAYFORD, actor

underweight and were suffering from severe feather loss. SAFE director Hans Kriek says that despite more than twenty years of campaigning on this issue, he is outraged by the abhorrent conditions discovered. These types of cages have now been banned for nearly four years and yet here we have thousands of animals still suffering in them. Food safety standards are also clearly breached, and you have to wonder how many unsuspecting consumers are eating eggs that have been laid on top of rotting carcasses!

large, eye-catching banners. Hans Kriek stated, The egg industry will have to get used to ongoing pressure from undercover lming, protests and media actions, as well as higher expectations from consumers. However, as always, the SAFE protest was a peaceful demonstration, with Hetty taking up her usual cramped spot in the cage to demonstrate how little room battery hens have.

HETTY TAKES ON THE EGG INDUSTRY

Days after the expos of illegal battery cages on on TV Ones Sunday programme, SAFE held a noisy protest outside the Egg Producers Federation conference, with over 30 people joining the protest to demand cage systems be banned. Even though Hetty had been refused entry to the conference the previous day, SAFE supporters did not relent and made sure their message was heard with the help of captivating music and

TAKE ACTION
Dont buy cage eggs. Ask your supermarket or

Its wrong that most hens are cooped up in small cages for all of their lives. Hens have feelings too, man! Lets lose the chicken coop and bring back the chicken run! Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra

caf to stop selling cage eggs.

Avoid products that may

contain cage eggs.

Encourage your household

to never buy cage eggs.

Take your message out!

Buy a Let the Chickens Out! reusable shopping bag at choosecrueltyfree.org.nz.

My brother and I explored the old windowless sheds and what we discovered inside changed me forever.

CARING CELEBS SUPPORT SAFE

BUNNY POWER!

SAFE SHOPPER LAUNCHED

PRODUCTS NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS
SAFE recently launched SAFE Shopper, an exciting new online consumer initiative that lists products not tested on animals available both as a searchable list online and in a handy wallet-sized, downloadable booklet. Some consumers may be surprised at how many of the products and product ingredients available in New Zealand have been tested on animals, especially as animal testing of cosmetics is now so widely condemned. Thousands of rabbits, mice, guinea pigs and other animals are still commonly used in laboratories worldwide to test shampoos, lipsticks and household cleaners. At the launch in November three Kiwi actors, Angela Bloomeld, Lisa Chappell and Elizabeth McMenamin, banded together to protest the ugly side of the beauty industry, aiming to show how easy it is to avoid products tested on animals. The caring trio gave out information cards and free products on Queen Street and spoke to the public about SAFE Shopper.

Since the launch SAFE has had a fantastic response to the new guide, with a feature in a major womens magazine, an article in the New Zealand Herald and hundreds of downloads and posts to Facebook and other social media. People have responded to say what a valuable resource it is and within hours of the launch SAFE had requests from several more companies eager to sign up! With SAFE Shopper you can be sure neither ingredients nor nished products have been tested on animals.

SAFE 2011 APPEAL

SUCCESS UNDER DIFFICULT TIMES!
The week prior to Christmas the SAFE team and all its supporters again mobilised to fundraise for animals of New Zealand. The results for our 2011 appeal are in and we have once again been showered with success! The appeal has raised just over $300,000! National appeals coordinator Sacha Dowell says, Considering the bad weather in many places, and that earthquake-affected Christchurch had few collection spots and fewer collectors, the SAFE team is very pleased with the result. We really appreciate everyone who assisted behind the scenes or shook a bucket on the street in their area and of course those that donated. Fabulous effort all round, thanks so much for your continued support.

NIFTY LITTLE MONEY MAKERS

HELP FUND RAISE IN YOUR AREA
Donation boxes are a great and easy way to raise much-needed funds for SAFE all year round. Do you know of a local caf, Lotto counter, supermarket, veternarian clinic, healthfood shop or similar, who would be willing to support SAFE? All they need to do is agree to have a little donation box on their counter. Its as easy as that! Please contact Annelies on 03 379 9711 or email her at: annelies@safe.org.nz to arrange a box placement.

guide at safeshopper.org.nz now!

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ANIMAL WELFARE ACT REVIEW

LEGISLATING MORE ANIMAL USE
Back in December 2010, in the same month that the phase-out of sow stalls was announced, the Ministry of Agriculture (MAF) initiated the development of a national animal welfare strategy for New Zealand. According to MAF this is intended to develop a shared New Zealand Inc view of animal welfare across all sectors, organisations and people. This will then inform any changes of the Animal Welfare Act 1999, which, after a decade, is overdue for review. SAFE has serious misgivings about the process of this review. While there are good intentions written into the Act, the way the legislation works presently is to safeguard the use of animals rather than the best welfare of animals. In all likelihood the review aims to preserve this function. The advisory board set up to oversee this process is weighted towards animal use: it includes representatives from the meat and dairy industries and vet associations. There is just a single animal welfare advocate (a representative from WSPA). Needless to say, this review is expected to produce simply more and better use of animals, not less use. There are many gaping holes in the Act, and problems that need to be raised, and SAFE will take part in this process and invite supporters and the public to speak up too. Some key issues SAFE will raise will be: the creation of an objective role within the government separate from the Minister for Primary Production, that truly advocates for animal welfare.

PARTY FOR THE ANIMALS

DOES THE NEW PARLIAMENT STACK UP?
During last years election period the Party for the Animals took hold of peoples imaginations and a number of supporters used the eye-catching election hoardings on their fences around the country. Many people said they wished that it was a real party! And who knows, maybe at the next election there will be a real party with animal welfare as its platform. While there was an element of humour in the campaign, each animal candidate represented real issues facing animals, and focused attention on the existing parties animal welfare policies, or lack of them. For example neither the National or Labour parties have a stated position on battery cages. While there are supportive MPs there are a multitude of competing issues and the animals desperately need real representatives. The retirement of Sue Kedgley from parliament means that one of the strongest voices for animal issues has gone. However, with the new composition of MPs there is the chance that a new level of accountability will be found in current areas such as factory farming. In her maiden speech, Green MP Mojo Mathers stated, I look forward to the day the last hen is released from her cage in New Zealand. SAFE applauds this honest policy statement in the House of Representatives. SAFE will be looking to keep developing relationships with all the political parties and individual MPs, and as ever, your voice is key. It can be very effective to send a message on animal issues to your local MP.

making Codes of Welfare enforceable so that breaches of the codes must be prosecuted. disallowing factory farming practices such as battery cages and farrowing crates that do not comply with the obligations of the Act. creating transparency of the ethics committees that allow experiments on animals. SAFE believes most New Zealanders want to live in a country that allows animals simple rights such as the freedom of movement, and the ability to display natural behaviours.

SPEAKERS AT SCHOOLS
In the last 18 months the SAFE speaker programme has steadily developed and grown. Currently SAFE has volunteer speakers available in seven centres around the country : Auckland, Rotorua. Palmerston North, Nelson, Christchurch, Oamaru and Dunedin. SAFE has created a series of thought-provoking presentations suitable for adults and children on a variety of topical animal issues: NoCages: Freedom for hens LovePigs: Factory farming Life in the Lab: Animal experiments Talking Animal Rights: Attitudes towards animals Animal Rights and Social Action: A case study

SAFE SPEAKER PROGRAMME UPDATE

SAFE IN ACTION

DEFENDING ANIMALS...EVERYWHERE!

SAFE JOINS 350 TOUR

HUG A VEGETARIAN DAY

ZIGGY

RESCUED FROM TRADEME

HOKEY POKEY!

Puppy Ziggy had been bred from at a young age, and neglected. She is now part of a loving family that included a rabbit, Hokey Pokey. Here is what Patricia has to say about their new addition. Ziggy, is one carefree, happy and very independent young lady! She loves it here and has her freedom as shes not a sheep chaser. However she brought home her fair share of rabbits until she brought in a very young baby which was still alive and that we nursed back to full strength. She now ignores the rabbits around us; I guess she thinks they might somehow be related to Hokey Pokey! (They slept in an ice cream box until they were old enough to live wild again.) She had been an avid rabbit chaser...now she just watches them!

These free talks encourage debate and discussion about issues and practices that directly affect animals in New Zealand. Each talk lasts for about 50 minutes. Speakers are available to speak at schools and community groups. The presentations are pitched for young adults but are suitable for older groups as well.

GIVING CAGE HENS A LIFE

SAFE supporter Arthur signed the e-card to David Carter and afterwards told SAFE of his own experience with rescued layer hens. He was amazed by the rehabilitation process, and he saw them come alive after the deprivation they had experienced.

The Auckland SAFE team and volunteers took part in the colourful 350 March up Queen Street adding their support to the global stand against climate change. The marchers gathered afterwards in Albert Park which was lled with entertainment and stalls celebrating Moving Planet day. SAFEs campaign manager, Mandy Carter, addressed the crowd, speaking about the importance of vegetarianism in the ght to combat climate change and global warming, while volunteers handed out GoVeg yers and informed people of the importance of adopting a vegetarian lifestyle to help protect the environment as well as the animals.

SAFE took to the streets once again for Hug a Vegetarian day. Dressed in bright animal costumes the SAFE team offered free hugs to members of the public, raising awareness and smiles all around while showing how fun vegetarianism can be! Order a Tshirt at SAFEs Cruelty Free Shop.

live in was less than a quarter of an A4 piece of paper. When SAFE supporters took action, emailing 1-Day to ask for the item to be removed, it took just 24 hours for the to remove the aquarium off their website.

events at Claudelands and in response the council is presently reviewing policy for future events involving animals.

TAKE ACTION

SAFE SHOPPER LAUNCH

SAFE FLASH MOB!

THE CRUEL EFFECT OF BATTERY CAGES

BIG DAY OUT

ANIMALS & US TEACHING

HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMME
The fourth issue of Animals & Us is currently underway. The topic for this issue is animal experimentation. Initially, it was planned that this issue would be published in mid-2011. There are times when life hits a road-bump that throws you off course. This happened in Christchurch last year and the 2011 deadline was derailed by the events of the February 22nd earthquake and its consequences. The Christchurch SAFE ofce remains inside the CBD cordon and, although we have managed to retrieve some essential items, (computers and vital resources), most of the store of Issues 1-3 of Animals & Us remains trapped in the building. After several months spent responding to the events of February (and then June 13th) and focusing on the SAFE speaker programme, Animals & Us Issue 4 is back on the agenda. We hope that it will be ready for publication in July this year. That is as long as Mother Nature doesnt intervene. Heres hoping! For more information about the programmes or to book a speaker please contact: SAFE education ofcer, Nichola Kriek at nichola@safe.org.nz. NOTE: At this stage orders for Issues 1-3 of Animals & Us are on hold due to inability to get to stock. Materials can be downloaded at: animalsandus.org.nz

We have just adopted three battery hens that came to us in an appalling condition, both physically and mentally, and it is a joy to watch them learn the skills of how to be a hen from our other ladies.They all by instinct knew to take soil baths to heal their physical wounds.Their psychological wounds are taking longer but they are denitely getting there, and yesterday they all laid eggs with solid shells from their dirt pecking activities (not the imsy paper shells they rst laid) and have now formed bonds with our other hens and are part of a ock for the rst time in their lives (the little buggers!).

Auckland volunteers held a stall at the last ever Big Day Out in January. SAFE volunteers did a great job selling T-shirts and giving out SAFE tattoos, while raising awareness about SAFEs advocacy work and current Say No to Cages campaign.

BIG GAY OUT

Celebrity launch of SAFEs cool new website The SAFE Shopper. Three gorgeous Kiwi actresses Angela Bloomeld, Lisa Chappell and Elizabeth McMenamin, hit Queen Street to launch and promote New Zealands rst-ever caring consumer shopping guide. The celebrities drew in crowds of attention who were all treated to great giveaways and crueltyfree samples while being informed of the ugly side that comes with some beauty products. SAFE volunteers in Christchurch also donned bunny costumes to promote the shopping guide and hand out SAFE Shopper cards. If youve ever wondered if your products have been tested on animals or contain animal ingredients, now theres a site dedicated to products available in New Zealand where you can nd out! The SAFE shopper includes nearly 100 companies that do not test on animals: check it out and download your free shopping guide now at safeshopper.org.nz.

Auckland volunteers surprised the public when they broke out in dance at the Viaduct. In support of Animal Week committed volunteers and professional dancers dressed in animal costumes performed a wellrehearsed dance routine while handing out SAFE yers in order to raise awareness for the animals.

Please write to the Mayor of Hamilton asking the council to ban rodeos. Email the Mayor at: julie.hardaker@hcc.govt.nz.

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THE POWER OF FACEBOOK! NO MORE BULL FOR PEPSI!

HAMILTON COUNCIL CONSIDERS RODEO BAN

SAFE were present at the ever growing Big Gay Out festival in Auckland during February. The stall drew lots of attention with the debut of its brightly coloured wish tree, that found people gathering to make their Wish for the Animals, the SAFE for Chicks tattoos proved a hit and lots of NoCages postcards were signed! It was a successful day made possible by eager volunteers.

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NOVELTY FISH TANK REMOVED FROM SALE

SAFE succeeded in getting a 1-Day novelty sh tank removed from its listing. The tiny combined desk aquarium and alarm clock was advertised as a great deal on the 1-Day website caused concern as the tiny space the sh had to

Last year saw the International rodeo move to Hamilton after the Christchurch earthquakes. SAFE campaigners demonstrated outside the Hamilton Claudelands Arena highlighting the plight of animals in rodeo events with coverage of the protest by One News, 3 News, Radio Live, Newstalk ZB, Waikato Times and YahooNZ. Rodeos torment and scare animals who dont know its just for fun. The International Rodeo is the largest rodeo in the country and includes loud music, reworks and pyrotechnics, so along with the usual torment, goading and brutal treatment animals endure, they must also contend with fear, stress and anxiety caused by loud noises and bright lights, says SAFE campaign manager Mandy Carter. SAFE has asked the Hamilton City Council not to hold rodeo

One of the rst achievements (and fastest campaigns!) of 2012 was SAFE taking on one of the largest brand names, Pepsi! Pepsi was offering a prize to run with the bulls in Spain as part of their Bromitment competition. However, after a urry of SAFE followers expressed their dismay against the prize via Facebook and a concerned volunteer wrote in to the New Zealand Herald, Pepsi quickly gave in to consumer pressure and withdrew the prize, admitting they had made a mistake in supporting such a cruel event. Fantastic result!

GOOD WORK, GREAT PEOPLE

FLOCKING TOGETHER FOR ANIMALS
SAFE relies on a team of fantastic volunteers around the country to donate some of their spare time to campaigning for SAFE. Heres what some of our animal champions have been up to.

SHOCKING BEAGLE EXPERIMENTS EXPOSED

New Zealanders have been horried by the news reports of beagles being given away from a closed-down testing facility. Campbell Live screened an investigation into what has happened to the beagles since it was closed down. SAFE led a campaign against the facility in question,Valley Animal Research Centre (VARC), which provided animals for research, and also conducted invasive experiments on the premises. SAFE is very pleased that VARC has nally closed down. According to 2009 gures, over 800 dogs were used for experiments in New Zealand.

WATCH Campbell Lives

investigation in the Valley Animal Research Centre. Search: campbell varc beagles

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the country donned chicken costumes to take part in the Round the Bays fun runs in both Wellington and Auckland. A massive 40 SAFE volunteers took part making for an eye-catching spectacle! Eight Wellingtonians also bravely went ice skating in chicken costumes!
Sausage-sizzle mad! Wellington

During World Vegetarian Week,

SAFE teams in Christchurch, Auckland and Whangarei held information stalls at their local Vegetarian Expo or on the street. Seven-year-old Holly OConnor held a vegetarian stall selling homemade sweet treats and giving out info at her Wellington school. Nice one, Holly!
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SAFEs trained speakers have been out and about in schools and at community events in Christchurch, Dunedin, Auckland and Oamaru and have been receiving excellent feedback from their audiences. Great work, guys! Kerikeris now annual Two Gardens and a Winery fundraising event was another success this year thanks to the support of local gardens, Fat Pig Winery, and other businesses. SAFE held NoCages campaign stalls at the Pet Expo in both Christchurch and Wellington and gained hundreds of signatures for the Say No to Factory Farming supermarket petition. Christmas Parades in Christchurch, Dunedin, Oamaru and Kerikeri were not without a SAFE presence when animalcostumed volunteers walked or biked in their local parade. Our Oamaru team even made the local newspaper!

STAFF PICKS
A very cute clip of baby sloths this will make you smile! Search: bath time sloths Relationships come in all shapes and forms: check out this rats slight obsession with a very tolerant cat! Search: rat loves cat You may remember last years story of the freed laboratory beagles heres a reminder of their rst steps in the big, outdoor world. Search: beagle freedom project Another hilarious clip of Simons Cats life, in which he encounters a superfriendly kitten, who just wont let him sleep! Search: simon cat catnap Some lucky ducks get roadside assistance from an extremely caring cop. Search: cop duck highway Caution: Contains cat cussing! Search: cat vs printer

volunteers in the last six months have sold hundreds of sausages at numerous events such as Homegrown, Newtown Festival, Out in the Square, Petone Carnival, and the Wellington Vegetarian Festival.

supermarkets to phase out battery eggs is going well with thousands of signatures obtained. The Dunedin SAFE team is especially dedicated, hitting the streets regularly to gather signatures.

BIG CATS AT RISK AMID HUMAN DRAMAS

Amid all the human dramas of the ongoing Zion Wildlife Gardens saga, SAFE has stepped forward to comment to media on the welfare of the big cats. SAFE is opposed to keeping wild animals in captivity and will be happy to see Zion Wildlife Gardens closed down. Aside from the captivity issue, this park WATCH Campbell Live has been involved in a number of deplorable reveal shocking evidence of management practices such as the demismanagement at the zoo. clawing of some of the cats and the reported Search: lion man reckless killing of unwanted cubs. The animals ideally will be relocated to suitable sanctuaries. Any decisions about their future should be made by independent behaviour and wildlife experts, not by people who have nancial interests in these animals and cannot be trusted to put their welfare rst. The best interests of the animals themselves have become secondary to the legal and nancial soap opera that is presently playing out.Visit SAFEs campaigns webpage for more info.

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Volunteers have been taking

word of SAFE to the public around the country at dozens of stalls on the streets, at markets and at universities, to gain support for the NoCages campaign.
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SAFE entertained supporters

THE POWER OF THE PEN!

YOUR LETTERS WORK!
Letters to the editor can be a great way to stand up for animals and make your voice heard. In response to a letter to the editor from a SAFE supporter, the Northern Advocate in January looked at how rodeos are decidedly unfair. The editorial discussed how One could argue that its a demonstration of skill, keeping alive an age-old tradition. But when was the last time you went to watch a whale-harpooning demonstration? Or had to lasso your calf on horseback to get it into a paddock or pen? SAFE has a special Animal Writes network for writing letters and internet activism - if youre keen to get involved please email your interest to safe@safe.org.nz.

support of the SAFE Auckland team, organised a protest against the International Rodeo held at Claudelands Arena, Hamilton and gained national media attention.
World Egg Day became

with movie screenings of Got the Facts about Milk in Christchurch and Auckland. Attendees sampled delicious dairy-free treats including cheeses, non-dairy milk and desserts. Thanks to Alice at Angel Foods for donating samples.
Our wonderful SAFE centres

World Egg-Free Day for SAFE when Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch volunteers protested against the Egg Guy and his cronies promoting (battery) eggs. Egg-free baking recipes were handed out to a receptive public.

attended a variety of events such as the Waitangi Day Festival, Gap Filler Fun Fair, Body Mind Spirit Festival, Sustainable Business Network Showcase, Natural Health Expo, Bay of Islands show, Healthy Living Festival, Lions Fair, Trash n Treasure Fair, Newtown Festival, Big Day Out, Big Gay Out and a whole heap more!

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