TWO GARDENS AND A WINERY TOUR
The KeriKeri gardens and a winery opened their doors as a fundraiser for SAFE and had a whopper of a day! The Two Gardens and a Winery Tour included a vegetarian sausage sizzle and was publicised in local newspapers and businesses. As a result, over 60 people attended despite the pouring rain!
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06 February 2011
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GOING VEGETARIAN. THE 30 DAY CHALLENGE
SAFE volunteer Hannah Muir shares her experiences of going vegetarian. My Vegetarian Experience
A couple of months ago I decided to become a more conscious citizen. One of the ways I chose to do this was by taking a Vegetarian Challenge. As a child I was vegetarian but since then I had lost my way. Challenging myself to thirty days of vegetarianism, and a further seven days as a vegan, was a really wonderful and enlightening experience. Since then I have remained a vegetarian but continue to eat vegan foods two or three days a week.
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16 January 2011
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CHRISSIE HYNDE ROCKS WITH SAFE
Chrissie Hynde rocks! As if having a SAFE presence at all three New Zealand concerts was not enough, Chrissie was enthusing about SAFE to her audience at every gig!
"SAFE are the best animal organisation in New Zealand and they're really achieving incredible success in their campaign against factory farming," she proclaimed at the Auckland gig. "Make sure you text them a donation right now." The audience were quick to respond and floods of $3 texts came in to SAFE straight away.
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16 January 2011
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PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE HELP ANIMALS
SONIA CHRISTIAN has a heart-warming story of her experience collecting in Christchurch. She called SAFE and spoke with fundraising coordinator, Amanda Broughton, who recounts Sonia's story.
Sonia was in Cathedral Square, standing near some young people busking, listening to the melodies of their guitar whilst holding her collection bucket. Sonia says most people ignored her as they walked past. She assumed too busy with last minute Christmas shopping to spare a second to donate.
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22 December 2010
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2010 APPEAL PRIZE WINNER
CONGRATULATIONS to Barbara Helm of Christchurch who has won SAFE's $500 cruelty free prize hamper. Barbara was one of hundreds who registered early and entered the pre-registration prize draw. Barbara is lucky enough to receive products from: Immersion • Trilogy • Ecochi • Scarborough Fair • Ecotanka • Giovanni
Congratulations Barbara and thank you for being a hard-working and dedicated volunteer, merry Christmas!
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22 December 2010
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A SONG TO FREE PIGS
We are very pleased to introduce a remarkable and inspiring young woman, Siobhan Davidson. Siobhan is just 14 years of age and has autism. Her friend David Coleclough, a musician, says during a recent visit with her family Siobhan mentioned that she had written a song to help the pigs. "She is just passionate about pigs," says David.
"She told me that she had written a song about the cruelty that pigs have to suffer and that it was called 'How Do You Think The Pigs Feel'," he says.
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11 December 2010
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SPREADING THE SAFE WORD
SAFE's dedicated team of volunteers has been out in force in Tauranga, Whangarei, Oamaru, Dargaville, Kerikeri and Auckland!
The focus has been educating the public on the plight of factory-farmed animals through stall and outreach events. Kerikeri SAFE held two stalls and raised over $150 in donations and sales, while Oamaru volunteers dressed up in costumes and took part in their local Victorian Fête (including marching in parade!). Nice one!
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01 December 2010
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ELECTROCUTED CALF NEEDS HOME
He's an adorable, big eyed, stunted young Angus steer that desperately needs a loving life-long home within the Auckland region.
According to a local SAFE supporter who has since come to the animals aid, a few months ago, the little calf was found entangled with an electric fence around his leg that had sliced through to the bone.
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01 December 2010
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SHEEP FIND A NEW HOME
Our plea to save seven sheep has been answered with the woolly herd now happily enjoying their new home. We had only just appealed to our supporters through the bulletin (#16) to adopt the woolly flock of seven, when Wendy and Dick offered to assist. SAFE successfully paired up the two couples and within days the wary flock were en route to their new Waikato home. Wendy said, "The sheep have arrived safely and are enjoying our lush paddocks. They will be shorn soon and join the rest of the small flock. One is quite a talker and on the journey home told us exactly what she thought of moving. However she did share our apples so I think she likes us. Tracy was sad to see them go."
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28 October 2010
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DEFENDING DOLPHINS
SAFE joined demonstrators outside the Japanese Embassy in Christchurch recently to commemorate Save Japan Dolphins Day.
Twenty SAFE volunteers and dolphin activists held placards and handed out leaflets to protest against the slaughter of thousands of dolphins in Japan that takes place every year between September and March.
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27 October 2010
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