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| One advantage of taking a short break from producing these bulletins is that we have loads of good things to report. It also serves to remind us just how much is being done to advance animal advocacy in New Zealand. SAFE’s NoCages campaign continues to gain momentum and in recent months television, newspaper, magazine advertisements and billboards have appeared, thousands are lobbying their MPs using ecards, we launched a petition aimed to supermarkets to stop selling cage eggs and SAFE and the RNZSPCA joined forces to protest. We even took on the egg industry’s Egg Guy! Of course we must give a special mention to our most notable hen defender Rachel Manley. Rachel is our Wellington Coordinator who has donned a chicken costume at every opportunity. She has plunged into freezing water, skied down a Queenstown mountain and skated on ice, all to get the message out there. It is working too, Rachel! |
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SAFE IS seeking four eager new Board members, as well as a Chair, to be part of the nine individuals who oversee the organisation at a governance level. Find out if this sounds like you. | |
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OUR FUNKY, chicken-loving Wellington team took their protest against battery hen cages to an entirely new level... on ice skates! | |
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TWO HIGHLY successful vegetarian expos held in Christchurch and Wellington to celebrate World Vegetarian Day, demonstrated that the more caring and green lifestyle is proving extremely popular. | |
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WEARING TWO new huggable and colourful costumes, as well as our giant chick mascot and funky t-shirts, SAFE gave away free hugs to Auckland shoppers to celebrate World Hug a Vegetarian day. | |
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WE THINK Holly O’Connor, aged 7, is a vegetarian star! | |
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GANNET Like some Kiwis, Gannets go trans Tasman to Australia – flying nearly 3,000 kilometres to get there! But like all good Kiwis, they realise where it’s best and find their way back. Find out more about the life of these extraordinary birds. |
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| delicious meat-free recipes |
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SALAD Sushi salad |
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SAVOURY Easy black bean burgers |
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DESSERT Rhubarb crumble |
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UNITED STAND AGAINST COLONY CAGES SAFE recently teamed up with the RNZSPCA and the Green Party to hold a press conference to announce that all parties were taking a united stand against the proposed new cage system for egg production. SAFE campaign director Eliot Pryor talks about the next step. |
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KICK CRUELTY INTO TOUCH! Adding to the World Cup mania, SAFE’s Facebook fans were encouraged to change their profile picture to a rugby-themed anti-battery cage image in protest. Check them out. |
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HETTY THE HEN VERSUS THE EGG GUY A classic battle of good versus evil took place in Wellington recently when Hetty, New Zealand’s ex-battery hen mascot, challenged her arch-enemy, the Egg Guy. |
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| cruelty free giveaways |
CAPS KEEP YOU COOL This week we have two SAFE hats to give away. With the SAFE logo on our trademark sky blue caps, you’re sure to stand out from the crowd. If you’d like to be an out and proud SAFE supporter and wear one of these caps, email us with your name and address and you’ll be in the draw. (One size fits all) SAFE caps are now available at our shop! Bring on summer! ENTER NOW! |
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| fancy new shop arrivals |
OPTI3 SUPPLEMENTS  Opti3, long awaited, has finally arrived! This microalgae-derived supplement leaves fish to their own little lives and comes straight from the source. Boost brain power, help your immune system and heart... studies are just growing on how this nutrient works towards giving us optimum health. Sixty capsules for $32.00. |
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FUNKY “HUG ME” TEE If you’re feeling a little hot or cheeky, get yourself one of our cool new Hug Me...Vegetarians do it better! tees. These definitely prove vegetarians are not boring and shows vegetarianism as a positive, loveable lifestyle choice! |
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