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Media Statements

Media Statement on Draft Code of Animal Welfare for Layer Hens

Posted July 7, 2012

Egg farmers cautiously welcome the draft Animal Welfare (Layer Hens) Code of Welfare released today.

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Response to 60 Minutes (TV3)

Posted November 14, 2011

The egg industry does not support illegal farming practices and where these are believed to take place.

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Response to statement by SAFE and the RNZSPCA

Posted October 4, 2011

The colony system is a widely accepted and internationally established egg farming method, being adopted in Western European countries and trialled successfully in New Zealand.

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