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“The ships tend to load up under the cover of darkness.” DeRooy said she was not just concerned about the welfare of the animals, but also the effects exporting live animals could have on the economy. “All of our live exports are prime livestock, and that’s a real concern. We should be keeping them for ourselves.” DeRooy said during the previous protest, a group of about 20 secondary school students joined in. “It was so good to see these passionate young people, and they were so knowledgable,” she said. JOHN BISSET/Stuff The Al Kuwait livestock carrier is loaded with live ...

Source: Whanganui Animal Save and the Greyhound Protection League (GPLNZ) This Friday from 5-7pm, Whanganui Animal Save and the Greyhound Protection League (GPLNZ) are holding a protest at the entrance of Hatrick Stadium. Five dogs were killed in five races at Hatrick Stadium between 18 December and 11 January. Whanganui Animal Save spokesperson Sandra Kyle said Hatrick Stadium is one of New Zealand’s biggest and most dangerous dog racing tracks. “Injuries and deaths are common at Hatrick Stadium. Racing is inherently dangerous.” said Kyle. “It’s no way to treat a dog...

Live cattle exports: Napier Port sees off another livestock carrier but for how much longer? 22 Jan, 2021 04:22 AM 5 minutes to read Will Napier Port continue to facilitate the controversial live cattle export trade in future? Photo / File Will Napier Port continue to facilitate the controversial live cattle export trade in future? Photo / File Napier Port is the latest to host a ship loading New Zealand live cattle for China - but it's not guaranteed the port will continue to facilitate the controversial trade in future. A spokesman for the NZX-listed company, responding to Herald questions ...

Source: 1 NEWS SAFE says there have been eight greyhounds die to due to injuries sustained at racetracks since December 18 - five of which were at Whanganui's Hatrick Raceway. Spokesperson for the agency Will Appelbe is calling for immediate closure of the track for an investigation. "While Kiwis enjoyed their unstoppable summer, the greyhound death toll has soared over the last three weeks," he said. On December 18, one dog was euthanised in Whanganui after suffering a significant fracture to the right hock, then on December 22, a dog which suffered a fractured hock...

What do you mean with that? Nic the NZer … The 'virus' mutates meaning its specific RNA sequence can change when it reproduces. But hopefully the vacine still works for new mutated virus strains. This doesn't have to be true however. Flu vacines for example don't seem to handle a wide range of flu variants. Andre … There was nothing intended to be about other illnesses in what I wrote. Sacha and Nic both picked up where I explained the control group got something else other than the vaccine that might have more side effects that a pure placebo, ...