Eagle vs Shark actor Loren Horsley says....
I'm opposed to factory farming because it is a cruel and inhumane practice. It involves treating animals as though they are incapable of suffering or feeling pain. I find it disturbing when I see people, who otherwise live kind and ethical lives, buying meat in supermarkets and cafés that has been produced in what amounts to torture chambers. It feels like a fundamental responsibility of the consumer to be mindful of where our food comes from and how it is produced. When you eat meat that comes from these factories you are complicit with cruelty and torture. If New Zealanders stopped buying factory farmed meat these prisons would go out of business. Since it is agreed that sow crates need to be phased out, what is the logic of allowing these practices to continue for another seven years? 2017 is too long to wait -  these wonderful, intelligent creatures are living in hell, and you the consumers are keeping them there.

Author, columnist and radio host, Wendyl Nissen, says...
If we're going to eat the flesh of an animal then at the very least we should ensure the animal has been able to bathe in sunlight, dig around in the dirt, chase their friends and fed a natural diet. Please don't buy pork and chicken raised in factory farms.

Go Girls actor Bronwyn Turei, says ...
As I stood on Queen Street the other day gathering signatures with SAFE to help save the pigs, I was touched by the great response and care people have for this cause. Strong emotions and strength in numbers can effect change. Lets stand up for the little guy, er, little piggy, and create some change!

Go Girls actor Jared Turner, says ...

Would you believe that one simple choice you make at the supermarket, restaurant, or butcher could affect the lives of millions? By choosing not to buy factory farmed pork, you are helping towards putting an end to the cruelty and torture that countless pigs are subjected to in numerous pig farms across the nation. Pigs are intelligent, playful, and very social animals. When confined within sow stalls, farrowing crates and "fattening pens", they are forced to endure a miserable life plagued with pain, depression, neglect, filth, and even cannibalism! Is this what you want to serve up to your family?

Actor Leighton Cardno says ...
The heart of the issue rests squarely with you. If you continue to buy factory farmed products then they will continue to sell it. It's as simple as that.

Outrageous Fortune award-winning actor Robyn Malcolm, says...

There is a deal I think we are breaking. If we choose to farm and eat meat, then we must ensure that the animals farmed are treated with the utmost respect. The factory farming of pigs breaks this deal in so many ways. One of the greatest crimes of these last few centuries is the extraordinary disrespect we show for the resources we rely upon. The other great crime is to feign ignorance and pretend great cruelty isn't happening under our noses when it is. SAFE are doing a marvellous job ensuring that we are all made aware of the appalling methods used to factory farm pigs in large numbers in this country. It is now our responsibility to do something about it or we all become morally culpable.

Comedian and the country's most notable pig champion, Mike King, says ...

Award winning actor (McLeod's Daughters), Lisa Chappell, says...

Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman, says ...

The way pigs are treated in many factory farms is disgusting. It sickens me that these intelligent, very social creatures are in cramped cages and filthy conditions in order to make bigger profits for farmers. We need to make this practice illegal. The Greens have been denouncing these practices for years, so it's great to see this issue finally getting broader attention. I support SAFE in its efforts to bring these inhumane practices to an end.

Split Enz legend and one of New Zealand's most talented singer songwriters, Neil Finn, says...
I too, am concerned about the intensive farming of pigs and applaud SAFE for trying to make a difference for these animals.

Legendary television music critic and radio show host, Karyn Hay, says ...

There was a pig farm in Waitoa near where I grew up however I never equated the pigs as bacon, ham and pork chops. That dawned on me much later. I knew cruelty was endemic in the chicken industry, but thought pig farms were somehow like the pig farm of my childhood. Typically they're not. I still eat meat but try to eat only organically farmed meat. I cannot understand how humans can be so incredibly cruel and then have the gall to try to justify their cruelty as ‘having to earn a living.'

Farm Gal and former pig guardian Jools Topp says....

A happy pig is a pig who can lie in the mud if it chooses to, can wander freely in a large space and have access to shelter. It's cruel and unnatural to keep them jammed in a steel crate. I support SAFE wholeheartedly in stopping this type of barbaric farming practice.

Actress Angela Bloomfield says. . .

While pigs continue to be disrespected in this way, we have a problem. SAFE offers us easy access to change it if we all work together. Take the time to write a letter and send it to your MP . . . it's that easy!

Internationally acclaimed author and co-founder with Jane Goodall of Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Marc Bekoff, says ...

When kids eat a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich I tell them that they're actually eating a Babe, lettuce and tomato sandwich and they're astounded to learn that they're actually eating a pig. It is inexcusable to treat pigs as unfeeling objects in any venue, and there is no reason why they have to be served up as someone's meal. When someone chooses to eat pigs or any other animal the question that needs to be asked is "Who are you eating?" not "What are you eating?"

Fleur Saville from the cast of Shortland Street says . . .

It's heartbreaking to read about the way some pigs are treated in New Zealand. Despite the fact that New Zealanders are from a nation with a strong farming background, there is no need to treat pigs - or any animals badly. Factory farming is cruel and should not be tolerated. Pigs are people too!

TV presenter Jaquie Brown says ...

When I was young I wanted a pet pig, I've always known that they are special creatures. To learn about their treatment here in New Zealand makes me feel so sad I don't know what to do with myself. I fully support SAFE in their work. I encourage everyone reading this to research the meat products they buy. Cruelty Free all the way. I don't want to eat anything that hasn't had a happy life, you'll be eating heartbreak and that's sure to leave a bad taste in your mouth.

Olympic equestrian Heelan Tompkins says . . .

Dr Donald Broom, a Cambridge University professor and a former scientific advisor to the Council of Europe, says ...

Pigs have the cognitive ability to be quite sophisticated. Even more so than dogs and certainly [more so than] three-year-olds.

TV presenter Jude Dobson says...

I am no expert in pandemics and their sources, but I am someone who values commonsense and compassion, and it's got me thinking. Perhaps it might take a threat to human existence (a swine flu pandemic) to change the day-to-day awful existence for these intelligent creatures who are forced to suffer draconian factory farming methods in order to feed mankind's masses. Humanity's greed, I feel, will ultimately be its downfall in many areas. Sadly, we are a flawed, selfish species.

Fashion designer, entrepreneur, and magazine editor Annah Stretton says...

This is a no brainer for me. Why would we continue to buy pork or chicken products that have been produced from animals kept in inhumane conditions? Make today the day to no longer turn a blind eye to pig cruelty by becoming more informed so you can start to make a tangible difference to the lives of pigs. Come on New Zealand; make a stand for pigs!

C4 presenter Jono Pryor, says.....

Former All-Black Frank Bunce says...
It's just not right, that's the bottom line for me. I'm not sure why we think we have a right to decide how a life is lived, regardless of what the end result may be. We farm animals for food, that's a fact, but why must we be so cruel?

Outrageous Fortune actor Tammy Davis says...

Auckland City Councillor and author, Dr Cathy Casey, says...

Mahatma Ghandi said "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."

Are we a such a great and moral nation that we allow a pregnant pig to be kept in a 60cm x 200cm metal-barred crate so narrow that she cannot turn around, let alone exercise? Such sow stalls are already banned in the UK. In her natural environment, a pregnant pig constructs a private nest apart from the group, in which to give birth to, and suckle her young.

What can you do? Join SAFE! Support SAFE's Freedom for Pigs Campaign! Stop eating pork! Write to your local MP!

Edmund Burke said "Evil flourishes when good men do nothing."

The boys from broTown say...

MACK: Poor little Kevin Bacon, living in his own filth, breeding disease, that farmer should shoot himself.
VALEA: What a arsehole!
VALE: I'm never gonna eat pork again.

Mayor of Auckland, John Banks says. . .

Pigs have the right to live their lives with dignity. I support the great efforts of SAFE and encourage animal lovers to support with their cheque books.

Founder of the successful Misery brand and the stores, Misery says. . .

OMG! Pigs are just so damn gorgeous. I love them. Get behind SAFE and use your consumer power to not buy factory farmed pigs. You'll feel great knowing you're doing the right thing!

Animal Sanctuary founder Carolyn Press-McKenzie with Piggy Sue, says.....

My heart broke when we entered the intensive pig farm. The screaming and stench of 10,000 captive pigs was more shocking than I could ever have anticipated. I was wearing a hidden camera and microphone. I had agreed to go undercover for Sunday for two reasons: to save one pig and to help expose an entire industry based on greed and cruelty. When five-year-old Piggy Sue arrived home at our 13 acre sanctuary she could barely walk and was emotionally switched off. The sadness in her eyes had matured from years of torment. Now just two weeks later she frolics and plays, she is an intelligent, curious and vital being. Thank you SAFE for helping Piggy Sue to find freedom. I only hope that New Zealanders have seen through our eyes and fight alongside us to achieve this much needed change in legislation.

Musician Age Pryor, Fly My Pretties, says . . .

Internationally acclaimed author Jeffrey Masson says. . .

While I have never lived with a pig I have had the good fortune of reading some wonderful accounts of their bahaviour and visiting many animal sanctuaries. Wagging their tails, pigs would come when called by name just as quickly and surely as any family dog. Their intelligence has never been in doubt ("dogs look up to you, cats look down on you, pigs is equal"). I think in spite of how we have treated them over the centuries, pigs are fond of us and given half a chance, will make friends with any human who takes the trouble to treat them with belly rubs, kind words and a clean place to sleep next to them at night.

Law lecturer Peter Sankoff says. . .

Pigs are beautiful and intelligent creatures who deserve better than to be placed in prison-like conditions for their entire lives. We need to begin thinking about why we as New Zealanders allow this to happen, and the SAFE campaign is a great place to start. Of course, the best way to ensure that pigs are well treated is by sending a strong message to the industry by not buying pork products. Only together can we make this necessary change happen.

International rock legend Chrissie Hynde says. . .

The factory farming of pigs is one of the most abhorrent cruel and disgusting practices taking place on earth. That New Zealand farmers participate and promote such an industry is a shame for all of New Zealand. Please help SAFE to ban the factory farming of pigs in New Zealand forever.

Television personality and entertainer, Suzanne Paul says ...

I feel absolutely dreadful thinking about those poor pigs. What a shameful way to be treated. Those that treat these intelligent creatures this way should be ashamed of themselves. There’s nothing natural about factory farming.

Actor Ian Hughes says. . .

The process of the pork industry, with sow crates and fattening pens, is simply - disgusting. I would challenge any thinking person to witness this and then walk away and toss a pack of bacon into their shopping trolley. Pigs do not need to be treated this way and they need our help by speaking out against this barbaric practice.

Lani Purkis, bass guitarist from Elemeno-P says. . .

Every life deserves the opportunity to make its time on Earth joyful; Human beings seem to be the only animals that show such selfish behaviours as taking that right from other animals for want of money and flavour. People may argue that it is natural, that it is instinct for a human to eat another animal. Is it natural to put a pregnant mother in a cage only marginally bigger than her own body? Is it instinct to force another mammal to dine on its food whilst standing in its own faeces? Or is it an excuse? There is no other reason for this behaviour other than greed.

Singer and songwriter Flip Grater says ...

Not eating pigs will make you happy. Yes the pigs that are farmed in these heinous conditions will benefit, but as well as that, by developing compassion and using that compassion to aid your lifestyle and consumer choices, you will be developing a peaceful and happy mind. And I promise it's a more fulfilling and longer lasting happiness than a bacon sandwich brings!

Celebrity gossip columnist/author/TV presenter, David Hartnell says ...

I'm not one to gossip but...I'm absolutely and utterly opposed to the factory farming of pigs. Anyone involved with this style of farming should be ashamed of themselves. Animal cruelty in any shape or form is an absolute abomination, no matter what type of animal they are. It's been proven time and time again that pigs are incredibly smart animals, one could be so bold to say – and I will – a lot smarter than the farmers who continue to abuse them. But that's another matter, and on that fact....my lips are sealed!

Former Sunday Star-Times columnist, Bridget Saunders says . .

Pork costs twenty per cent more when the animal it comes from has a life outside in a field rather than in the horrific confines of a pig factory. Twenty per cent more is a small price to pay for a pig, which is cleaner and more intelligent than any breed of dog, to have a life before its death. To ignore the suffering endured in factories by these sensitive creatures is morally obscene.

Successful entrepreneur and space enthusiast Mark Rocket says....

Pigs have a bad rap as being dirty and stupid, but they're as intelligent as dogs. Would we eat dog bacon? Would we allow dogs to be harvested at factory farms in confined, filthy conditions? Something to think about next time when you're walking your dog along the beach.

Singer and television personality, AjA Rock says. . .

So many pigs live in terrible conditions that you wouldn't keep your dog in, just so we can eat bacon for breakfast. In the end, it's the consumer that holds the power to change this. Please think before you eat. Are you eating bad karma? Save the pink. Free the pigs. Please support SAFE's Freedom for Pigs campaign by spreading the word and stopping the cruelty.

Comedian/performance artist Sam Wills says. . .

I was disgusted to learn of the cruelty of how some pigs are farmed. I now fully support SAFE. Pig are incredibly smart animals but you have to question the level of intelligence of farmers who continue to abuse their animals.

Ingrid Leary, Journalist, says. . .

As a journalist, I was shocked to report on a case where a senior member of the NZ Pork Industry Board was discovered to have illegal sow crates on his farm. When the body charged with promoting animal welfare to its members has no regard for animal welfare, that shows how these highly intelligent and social animals are regarded only as units of profit.

Lucid3 musician, Victoria Girling-Butcher says. . .

A big part of my decision to not eat meat was when I became aware of the level of cruelty involved in the factory farming of pigs. I find it abhorrent the way pigs are treated in New Zealand, as they are one of my favourite animals. Please join me in supporting SAFE's LovePigs campaign and letting people know what's really going on to produce pork products in this country.

Sue Kedgley, Green Party MP says . .

When I see how pigs are treated on factory farms I am horrified. I believe there would be a consumer revolt if consumers saw how pigs are really treated, and I wholeheartedly support SAFE in its campaign to bring this to an end.

Ruban Nielson of the Mint Chicks says. . .

I was shocked to find out that such a huge percentage of the pork on the market is treated in such a ridiculously cruel way. I can't eat it now.

2005 Miss New Zealand Kay Anderson says . .

When I found out how pigs are farmed in this country, I stopped eating pork. Please join me in supporting SAFE’s campaign against pig cruelty.

Barrister, journalist and author Catriona MacLennan says . . .

Just like human beings, pigs are living, breathing creatures who feel pain, fear and happiness. Confining them in sow crates is barbaric and condemns them to lives of utter misery. The worst punishment we can impose on human beings who commit terrible crimes is to lock them away in jail. Using sow crates for pigs is doing exactly the same to intelligent animals who have done no harm to anyone. Choose cruelty free food and enjoy your meal with a clear conscience. Everyone can help to improve the world one step at a time.

‘Farmer Hoggett’ of Babe, played by James Cromwell, says . .

Making the movie Babe opened my eyes to the intelligence and the inquisitive personalities of pigs. That’s why it’s so heartbreaking that pigs used for breeding spend day after day, month after month inside concrete and steel ‘sow stalls’ and ‘farrowing crates.’ Would you subject your dog or cat to similar conditions?