One of over 30 media reports from today's action.
Successful dawn blockade shuts down cruel industry and highlights plight of caged hens
2.30pm, 25 June: After a ten-hour successful blockade of the only entrance to the country's largest battery hen operation police have finally used a specialist team with a cherry picker to remove the demonstrators.
The team is thrilled with how effective this action has been in creating further awareness to the plight of caged hens and amazed with the level of public support generated. Over 30 media stories have appeared already and both TV One and TV3 used their facebook pages to ask their fans if they thought the protest action was justified. The majority of the 300 comments agreed and called for cages to be banned.
Congratulations to everyone involved in the action. If you wish to support the invaluable work NZ Open Rescue does for animals in New Zealand please make a donation. We rely entirely on donations and this event was largely funded by NZ Open Rescue so anything you can contribute would be greatly appreciated.
Activist's risk their own lives in urgent call to ban cruel cages
3am, 25 June: After four months of extensive planning and preparation, a national network of dedicated activists descended on Mainland Poultry at 3am this morning to carry out a complete blockade at the country’s largest battery hen operation.
Click here to see recent photos and latest media updates.
The Coalition to End Factory Farming blockaded Mainland Poultry’s only vehicle access road with three seven metre-high steel tripods to protest caged hen cruelty and halt production. The action represents New Zealand’s single largest, non-violent direct action in the campaign against factory farming.
Those suspended in the tripods include NZ Open Rescue’s Deirdre Sims and Marie Brittain and Mengzhu Fu of Animal Freedom Aotearoa. One Man in a Cage protestor, Carl Scott and SAFE campaign director, Eliot Pryor, are part of the ground crew along with supporters from various animal advocacy groups from Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin.
Coalition spokesperson, Deirdre Sims, says “We’re definitely risking our lives this morning but Mainland Poultry now realise that we are highly capable of shutting them down so it is definitely worth it.”
An undercover investigation of Mainland Poultry’s new colony cage system by NZ Open Rescue in March revealed that hens are still suffering inside cages. They witnessed tens of thousands of birds crammed into colony cages which are nothing more than modified battery cages.
“This should serve as a strong warning to Mainland Poultry that we are escalating our efforts and reminds consumers not to buy Farmer Brown eggs, which are Mainland’s cage-produced range. After decades of campaigning against cruel cage systems, enough is enough,” she says.
2.30pm, 25 June: After a ten-hour successful blockade of the only entrance to the country's largest battery hen operation police have finally used a specialist team with a cherry picker to remove the demonstrators.
The team is thrilled with how effective this action has been in creating further awareness to the plight of caged hens and amazed with the level of public support generated. Over 30 media stories have appeared already and both TV One and TV3 used their facebook pages to ask their fans if they thought the protest action was justified. The majority of the 300 comments agreed and called for cages to be banned.
Congratulations to everyone involved in the action. If you wish to support the invaluable work NZ Open Rescue does for animals in New Zealand please make a donation. We rely entirely on donations and this event was largely funded by NZ Open Rescue so anything you can contribute would be greatly appreciated.
Activist's risk their own lives in urgent call to ban cruel cages
3am, 25 June: After four months of extensive planning and preparation, a national network of dedicated activists descended on Mainland Poultry at 3am this morning to carry out a complete blockade at the country’s largest battery hen operation.
Click here to see recent photos and latest media updates.
The Coalition to End Factory Farming blockaded Mainland Poultry’s only vehicle access road with three seven metre-high steel tripods to protest caged hen cruelty and halt production. The action represents New Zealand’s single largest, non-violent direct action in the campaign against factory farming.
Those suspended in the tripods include NZ Open Rescue’s Deirdre Sims and Marie Brittain and Mengzhu Fu of Animal Freedom Aotearoa. One Man in a Cage protestor, Carl Scott and SAFE campaign director, Eliot Pryor, are part of the ground crew along with supporters from various animal advocacy groups from Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin.
Coalition spokesperson, Deirdre Sims, says “We’re definitely risking our lives this morning but Mainland Poultry now realise that we are highly capable of shutting them down so it is definitely worth it.”
An undercover investigation of Mainland Poultry’s new colony cage system by NZ Open Rescue in March revealed that hens are still suffering inside cages. They witnessed tens of thousands of birds crammed into colony cages which are nothing more than modified battery cages.
“This should serve as a strong warning to Mainland Poultry that we are escalating our efforts and reminds consumers not to buy Farmer Brown eggs, which are Mainland’s cage-produced range. After decades of campaigning against cruel cage systems, enough is enough,” she says.
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Open Rescue's colony cage investigation. Take the 2 minute tour!22/06/2012 The egg industry says colony cages are a wonderful, humane alternative to battery hen cages. Ample space. Nest boxes. Perches… Sounds great, right? In March, Open Rescue undertook an investigation to show people the reality of these new cages. If you haven’t taken the 2-minute tour already check it out and share with your friends. People need to know. Now!
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