SAFE EVENTS. VOLUNTEERING FOR ANIMALS

Upcoming SAFE events to GET INVOLVED WITH if you live in the area . . .

AUCKLAND

Cruelty Free Shop Working Bee
Sunday 5 July
6 people came in and helped paint the shop in the weekend and it's looking great. There's just one more day to finish things off and Sara would love it if anyone can help for any amount of time. Contact Sara at shop@safe.org.nz.

SAFE Intro Session
7pm Wednesday 8 July
This is an introduction to SAFE, our campaigns and policies, and how best to get involved. It's an hour and a half session, please RSVP to auckland@safe.org.nz if you can make it. Even if you've been involved with SAFE for ages feel free to come along - with the wider public attention on the Love Pigs campaign you might be getting some more detailed questions these days!

SAFE stall in Henderson
11am-3pm Saturday 11 July
We have permission from the council to have a stall on the street in central Henderson - especially if you live in the area and have a couple of hours to be able to help email auckland@safe.org.nz to volunteer.

Super collectors needed
Botany Town Centre
9am-6pm Saturday 11 July
Our next collection is in Botany Town Centre which is a mall on the east side of town. Contact Mandy at mandy@safe.org.nz if you're able to help.

Warehouse Manukau
10am-6pm Saturday 18 July
We're holding a collection at the Warehouse Manakau on Saturday 18 July. Please email Mandy at mandy@safe.org.nz if you are keen and able to do this one.

Mid year orientation stall
Tuesday 21 July
Universities are having their mid-year orientations and we've been invited back by AUT to do a stall. Details to be confirmed but it will be about 3 hours in the middle of the day.

Queen Street SAFE stalls
12-4pm Thursday 23 July and 12-4pm Saturday 1 August, Queen Street
The stalls have been attracting a lot of attention since the events of last month, the level of awareness of the pig farming issue and SAFE itself has grown enormously. If you've thought of helping on a stall this is your chance! Please email auckland@safe.org.nz if you're able to one of these.

WELLINGTON

Information stalls
Regular events are held in Wellington to raise awareness of intensive pig farming and other animal cruelty issues. Anyone wishing to help educate the public and recruit new SAFE members and volunteers email: wellington@safe.org.nz

CHRISTCHURCH

SAFE Meeting
7pm, Thursday, 2 July, at SAFE, Level 1, 145 Armagh St

Volley meeting How NZ animal welfare legislation fails factory farmed animals
SAFE campaign director Hans Kriek will talk about the upcoming reviews of the layer hen and pig welfare codes. These codes are up for review this year and we will examine if the review process will actually make a difference for the animals. Hans will talk about the intentions of the Animal Welfare Act and how and why animal welfare codes seem at odds with the Act. We will have a discussion about SAFE's involvement with the review process and what the best way forward is for SAFE's campaign against factory farming.

There will be some snack food provided though feel free to bring something vegan to share if you like.

Pig Leafleting  Can you volunteer an hour of your time to distribute pig leaflets in a pig costume (optional but recommended!)? This can be done anytime, anywhere over the next week or two to continue to raise awareness of factory pig farming after the media attention this week. Contact sacha@safe.org.nz to volunteer.

INVERCARGILL

SAFE Invercargill holds monthly meetings which new people are most welcome to come along to. If you would like to get active for animals, help SAFE and meet some like-minded people in Southland, email invercargill@safe.org.nz to find out how!

VOLUNTEERING FOR SAFE

SAFE has volunteer coordinators and supporters throughout New Zealand who help promote SAFE's work and support our national campaigns. Volunteering for SAFE is an essential role as it helps to spread the message against animal cruelty issues across New Zealand.

Volunteers can organise or assist with undertaking stalls, displays, public meetings, protest actions, fundraising events and actively support SAFE humane education programme. You are invited to support our work by getting involved locally. We have volunteers in the following centres:

To find out what is happening locally email your local volunteer coordinator:

We are looking for keen volunteers in other centres to do SAFE activities. To become a volunteer please email SAFE's national volunteer coordinator with your contact details: sacha@safe.org.nz