Animal Matters

Animal Matters

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Animal Matters episodes

  • Guy Fawkes and horse racing, more of a fizzle than a bang
    Guy Fawkes has come and gone, but you’d be forgiven for missing it. The exit of The Warehouse from the fireworks market and supply chain issues has meant smaller retailers have struggled to meet demand.
    And the most recent New Zealand Trotting Cup in Christchurch was errily quiet due to COVID-19 restrictions. But the impacts of the coronavirus on the wider racing industry is little relief for animals.
    10 min
  • Kōrero with Chris Huriwai and Amy Taylor

    This feature documentary exposes the whitewash of Aotearoa’s multi-billion-dollar dairy industry. Amy and Chris co-produced the film, and it follows Chris as he travels around the country exploring the truth about how the dairy industry has become the nation’s biggest threat. Milked premiers in Aotearoa this weakened at the New Zealand International Film Festival.

    • Milked screening times
    • Milked trailer
    • Milked Facebook
    • Milked Instagram
    • Milked Twitter
    23 min
  • Kōrero with Lynn Tan, Animal Advocacy Africa

    Animal Advocacy Africa is a capacity-building program that supports organisations and advocates to develop and grow the animal advocacy movement in Africa.

    According to Animal Advocacy Africa, the continent is currently home to approximately 3.2 billion farmed animals, and given its rising population and urbanisation, a shift toward intensive animal farming practices looks inevitable.

    The African Landscape Research Report by Lynn Tan is published on Animal Advocacy Africa's website in full. 

    20 min
  • An open letter to the Agriculture Minister
    This week, SAFE published and open letter to the Agriculture Minister, signed by oer 250 veterinary professionals, who all want a ban on colony cages.
    And last week, SAFE launched a new campaign called ‘fishes belong in the sea’. This is a new area for SAFE, so we’ll dive into what this campaign is all about.
    13 min
  • The salmonella outbreak and greyhound racetrack woes
    The Greyhound racing industry has had a double blow in the last few weeks. One of it’s race tracks is facing closure, and another potential new track has failed to even get off the ground.
    And Aotearoa has been silently battling an outbreak of salmonella in the chicken meat and egg industry. Now the industry is facing tighter rules in an attempt to stamp out the disease.
    10 min
  • Greyhound racing still struggling with doping and injuries
    Last week we bought you the interview with a former Northern Eggs employee, who spoke out about the appalling treatment of hens at the colony cage farm. Today we’ll bring you the latest on that story.
    And the greyhound racing industry is still grappling with doping and dog injuries, and now they want to build a new track at Christchurch’s beloved QEII Park.
    8 min
  • Northern Eggs colony cage cruelty

    On this week's episode of Animal Matters, Will Appelbe speaks with a whistleblower who used to work at Northern Eggs, a colony cage farm near Whangarei. This brave informant put themselves at great personal risk to expose the cruelty that's currently occurring at the colony cage farm. This episode of Animal Matters contains graphic content that may be distressing. 

    23 min
  • The beginning of the end for greyhound racing?

    Last week, in his capacity as Minister for Racing, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson gave the greyhound racing industry an ultimatimum upon the release of the greyhound racing review. It was a scathing review, and today we’ll take a look at its findings and what it means for the future of greyhound racing.

    Minister for Racing Grant Robertson’s interview sourced from Radio New Zealand.
    Review into Greyhound Racing in New Zealand, Hon Sir Bruce Robertson, 30 July 2021.
    Report to New Zealand Racing Board on welfare issues affecting greyhound racing in New Zealand, Hon Rodney Hansen CNZM QC.

    14 min

About Animal Matters

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Animal rights in Aotearoa New Zealand. Animal Matters is SAFE's podcast about all things animal rights and the issues impacting animals in Aotearoa. Will Appelbe and Courtney White discuss the latest…