To our knowledge at least six dogs have lost their lives in this ruthless Industry since the beginning of the year, including two in a single race at Christchurch’s Addington Raceway on 16 May 2024.
In response to the recent statement by Federated Farmers advocating for the reversal of the live export ban, Animal Justice Party (AJP) asserts that we must address the critical issues that such a reversal would pose to NZ's international reputation, .
If we want to make the silence of Parliament House bystanders a prosecutable offence, we must also ask: who are we at risk of silencing in the process?