Tag Archives: Animal Welfare Act 1999

The (extremely limited) Recognition of Animal Sentience in the Law in New Zealand

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Vernon Tava

I recently went to a seminar by Associate Professor Marcelo Rodriguez-Ferrere, put on by the Auckland University Animal Law Association, about the recognition of animal sentience in New Zealand law. The recognition of the concept ‘animal sentence’ was made in … Continue reading →

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Whatever happened to the Auckland City Council Rodeo ban on Council land?

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Vernon Tava

On 31 October 2010 Auckland Council inherited a policy from the legacy Auckland City Council that prohibited  rodeo events on council land in the former Auckland City area. The ban was not a bylaw, it was a resolution of the … Continue reading →

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