Media releases
- News Category
- Animal Welfare
- Date
- 17 Feb 2021
Waikato farmer fined $3,500 for starving 26 cattle
He was also ordered to pay vet costs of $1,442.22.
- News Category
- Animal Welfare
- Date
- 12 Feb 2021
Heat stress a priority during busy year for animal welfare work
Improving regulatory standards to manage heat stress in livestock.
- News Category
- Animal Welfare
- Date
- 11 Feb 2021
Canterbury farmer sentenced for reckless ill-treatment of a calf
Fined $3,500 for failing to euthanise an extremely emaciated calf.
- News Category
- Animal Welfare
- Date
- 10 Feb 2021
South Canterbury lifestyle farmer fined $17,500 for starving and ill-treating animals
Three animal welfare charges brought by MPI.
- News Category
- Animal Welfare
- Date
- 04 Feb 2021
Auckland University team wins award for new approach
They developed a research method that will improve animal welfare.
- News Category
- Animal Welfare
- Date
- 16 Dec 2020
Dairy farmer who broke tails of 136 dairy cows fined $40,000 and put under intensive supervision
While farming can be stressful, there's no excuse for the behaviour.
- News Category
- Animal Welfare
- Date
- 13 Nov 2020
Manawatū farmer fined $35,000 for animal welfare offences
He is a repeat offender. Many sheep in his care had untreated flystrike.
- News Category
- Animal Welfare
- Date
- 23 Oct 2020
Shearer who hit lamb with shears causing death receives prison sentence
Contractor is also disqualified from exercising authority over any animal for 2 years.
- News Category
- Animal Welfare
- Date
- 23 Oct 2020
MPI introduces new requirements for livestock exports following independent review
Changes will apply immediately.
- News Category
- Animal Welfare
- Date
- 15 Oct 2020
National Animal Identification and Tracing prosecutions
A Rotorua dairy farmer has been fined $3,364 for not registering 424 cattle.