Concerns have been raised regarding Aotearoa’s animal protection system.

In his doctoral research, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland, Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere, comparing our system with Alberta, Canada’s, Ferrere refers to our system as being ineffective, underfunded, and at risk of collapse, and has called for an animal welfare police unit to address the concerns with our current system.

News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, started off by asking him how grave of a concern our current system is.