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Animal Justice Party Calls Out Farming Cruelty After Cow Incident

11/27/2025

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Danette Wereta, general secretary of the Animal Justice Party in New Zealand, says the cow's inhumane death reflects systemic cruelty in farming, which would carry clear legal consequences for a human.
She condemns recent changes in animal welfare laws.
Brittany Paton of the Ministry of Primary Industries confirms the cow was alive during the incident, and an investigation is underway after a complaint about farm workers filming the processing.

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Danette Wereta, general secretary of the Animal Justice Party in New Zealand, says the cow's inhumane death reflects systemic cruelty in farming, which would carry clear legal consequences for a human.
She condemns recent changes in animal welfare laws.
Brittany Paton of the Ministry of Primary Industries confirms the cow was alive during the incident, and an investigation is underway after a complaint about farm workers filming the processing.