RSPCA says NZ has better farm animal welfare than UK

[unlacedgecko]

RSPCA state New Zealand is judged to have higher animal welfare standards than UK

Flying largely in the face of what is perceived in the UK, New Zealand is the one country globally that can be judged to have better farm animal…

www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk

 

[maen]

Presumably the Royal patronage will be removed.
Go see and make your own mind up.

 

[Gulli]

 

[Bury the Trash]

RSPCA state New Zealand is judged to have higher animal welfare standards than UK

Flying largely in the face of what is perceived in the UK, New Zealand is the one country globally that can be judged to have better farm animal…

www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk

2 yr old article based on rspca opinion hmm

 

[Nearly]

2 years ago no one was allowed into NZ. Covid quarantine?

 

[yoki]

2 years ago no one was allowed into NZ. Covid quarantine?

...............and Jacinda was in charge.

Rumour has it that she visited several farms every day and personally hugged every animal on it.

She was such a good soul.

 

[FonterraFarmer]

...............and Jacinda was in charge.

Rumour has it that she visited several farms every day and personally hugged every animal on it.

She was such a good soul.

You like tripping???
Not true no farmer would put their stock exposed to that level of misery...

 

[kiwi pom]

I'm not sure there's that much difference between the two. It will come down to individual farmers more than anything.
Good and bad stock people in both countries.

There was a change in standards for laying hens at the start of the year, not sure what it was but some farms shut down and eggs were very hard to find for a few months.

 

[Bob the beef]

No offence to our southern cousins but when I worked in NZ some of the dairy farm youngstock welfare wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny in the UK .
Was 25 years ago though

 

[Pistonbroke]

No offence to our southern cousins but when I worked in NZ some of the dairy farm youngstock welfare wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny in the UK .
Was 25 years ago though

About then ,a friend of mine was out there and cull ewe prices were in the floor so they were throwing them off a cliff, straight out of the trailer. Doubt if it was a red tractor towing it

 

[borderterribles]

About then ,a friend of mine was out there and cull ewe prices were in the floor so they were throwing them off a cliff, straight out of the trailer. Doubt if it was a red tractor towing it

Around the same time, a friend's Missus went out there to milk for someone. He'd induced a bunch of cows and heifers ,then went away for a few days leaving her with a ball pein hammer to euthanase any calves that were born alive . These stories may justifiably be the reason that UK farmers don't have a very high opinion of NZ farm animal welfare standards.

 

[Macsky]

...............and Jacinda was in charge.

Rumour has it that she visited several farms every day and personally hugged every animal on it.

She was such a good soul.

Never happened, she was just that high she thought she did

 

[Macsky]

Around the same time, a friend's Missus went out there to milk for someone. He'd induced a bunch of cows and heifers ,then went away for a few days leaving her with a ball pein hammer to euthanase any calves that were born alive . These stories may justifiably be the reason that UK farmers don't have a very high opinion of NZ farm animal welfare standards.

A guy locally went out there when he was younger, went out with the farmer on a ‘lambing’ round, stopped by a ewe that was struggling, he went to jump out of the pickup to give her a hand but before he got near her the farmer had put a bullet in her.

I fully understand the long term health and welfare benefits of a strict culling regime, but there are ways and means, and i really struggle to see the good in that type of treatment.

 

[borderterribles]

A guy locally went out there when he was younger, went out with the farmer on a ‘lambing’ round, stopped by a ewe that was struggling, he went to jump out of the pickup to give her a hand but before he got near her the farmer had put a bullet in her.

I fully understand the long term health and welfare benefits of a strict culling regime, but there are ways and means, and i really struggle to see the good in that type of treatment.

Yes,,I understand that a NZ assisted lambing is one where the farmer shoots the ewe without leaving his truck.

 

[kiwi pom]

Around the same time, a friend's Missus went out there to milk for someone. He'd induced a bunch of cows and heifers ,then went away for a few days leaving her with a ball pein hammer to euthanase any calves that were born alive . These stories may justifiably be the reason that UK farmers don't have a very high opinion of NZ farm animal welfare standards.

Cows aren't induced now, standards have moved on, just as they hopefully have in the UK.
As ever there are individual farmers who are not fit to keep stock, that is true everywhere not just here.

No offence to our southern cousins but when I worked in NZ some of the dairy farm youngstock welfare wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny in the UK .
Was 25 years ago though

A lot has changed in that time.
Again some farmers don't know how to keep stock.
Have a look on the Evolution farms thread in the dairy section to see a UK version of someone who shouldn't farm.

Inspections and punishment for those who can't do the job properly should be stricter in BOTH countries.

 

[Tomo23]

A guy locally went out there when he was younger, went out with the farmer on a ‘lambing’ round, stopped by a ewe that was struggling, he went to jump out of the pickup to give her a hand but before he got near her the farmer had put a bullet in her.

I fully understand the long term health and welfare benefits of a strict culling regime, but there are ways and means, and i really struggle to see the good in that type of treatment.

Lad I know has been talking to a rather large tup breeder this last week. Was telling him he'd been out there and did the same thing.

Doing the rounds and saw a ewe stuck on its back. 'pull up, I'll sort her out'

'oh we don't bother' came the reply. Reckons they drove past 18 ewes cast and didn't help a single one.

 

[livestock 1]

I suppose they don’t have to keep them all alive when they are getting as much subsidy as they are

 

[melted welly]

RSPCA is more of a political lobby group than an animal charity now, take anything they say with huge pinch of salt.

 

[spin cycle]

rspca want to put their own house in order first....or eff off to nz

vegans caught 3 escape assured free range farms abusing chickens...they're a joke

 

[kiwi pom]

rspca want to put their own house in order first....or eff off to nz

vegans caught 3 escape assured free range farms abusing chickens...they're a joke

We have our own thanks; they just don't have the "Royal" at the start.