The Green Party wants to stop animal cruelty from entering the country via imported products. Green MP Steve Abel has launched a Member's Bill aimed at closing a loophole that allows imported meat, eggs and other animal products to be sold in New Zealand - even if they're produced under conditions illegal here. The proposed bill would require imported products to meet the same animal welfare standards applied locally. Abel said New Zealand was a higher animal welfare standard for agriculture compared to other countries. "But a significant proportion of the animal products that we import are produced under standards that would not be legally or socially acceptable in New Zealand. "So for example 90 percent of pork imported to New Zealand in 2022 came from countries that allow the use of sow stalls which were prohibited here in 2016." Abel said he would now be working in Parliament to get support for the bill.
A trade barrier, if its protecting a chicken good. Extend that to a worker no. Those poor pulp workers, each skilled in trades need a descent pr campaign like the chicken gets.
A trade barrier, if its protecting a chicken good. Extend that to a worker no. Those poor pulp workers, each skilled in trades need a descent pr campaign like the chicken gets.