IN THE MEDIA

Workers dob in their bosses for animal cruelty. - Dominion Post. 27 December 2010
At least six farmworkers have dobbed in their bosses for animal cruelty barely a month after the Animal Welfare Fund was started. But none of them wants to be rewarded for it. more...

Banning sow stalls possible, says PM. Radio NZ. 9 November 2010
Prime Minister John Key says it is possible the Government could ban the use of sow stalls on pig farms - Radio NZ. more ...

PigCare scheme only justifies pig suffering - SAFE. TV3. 9 November 2010
A New Zealand Pork accreditation scheme intended to give consumers peace of mind simply justifies animal suffering, says animal rights group SAFE. more ...
 

Welfare group dismisses whistle-blower criticisms - Radio NZ. 8 November 2010
Animal welfare group SAFE has dismissed criticism of a $2 million whistle-blower fund, saying an identical fund in Australia had already changed farmer behaviour. more ...

First step against animal cruelty - Topnews. 8 November 2010
According to an animal rights watchdog, the $2 million earmarked to fight and save the animals from cruelty is just the first fine step in the right direction. more ...

Govt may ban pig farming practices - Christchurch Press. 8 November 2010
Prime Minister John Key has signalled the government may consider a ban on some controversial pig farming practices. more ...
 

Businesswoman joins fight against animal cruelty - TV3. 8 November 2010
Farmers groups say a millionaire's offer to pay farm workers tens of thousands of dollars to report animal cruelty is nothing more than a publicity stunt. Watch
 

Pork industry says cruelty fund unnecessary - TV One. 8 November 2010
The New Zealand Pork industry says a $2 million fund set up to fight factory farming is unnecessary as independent animal welfare audits are already carried out on the country's pig farms. more ...

Most pig farmers pass welfare audit - Radio NZ. 8 November 2010
Nearly all of the pig farmers assessed for a new welfare labelling scheme have passed an independent audit. more ...

Factory farming fund unnecessary - pork industry - TV3. 8 November 2010
The New Zealand Pork industry says a $2 million fund set up to fight factory farming is unnecessary as independent animal welfare audits are already carried out on the country's pig farms. more ...

$2m fight 'just the beginning' against animal cruelty - TV One. 8 November 2010
A $2 million fight to save animals from cruelty is just the beginning, according to an animal rights watchdog. more ..

Kathmandu founder's $2m to fight factory farming - TV3 news. 8 November 2010
The founder of outdoor clothing and equipment chain Kathmandu has given $2 million to help fight factory farming with some of the money being offered to workers to rat on their bosses. more ...

SAFE to take on factory-farmers - Newstalk ZB. 8 November 2010
SAFE says it may use a $2 million fund to take factory-farmers to court. The animal advocacy group SAFE says it may use a $2 million fund launched today to take factory-farmers to court. The money has been given by former Kathmandu founder and animal lover Jan Cameron. more ...

Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron wants farm workers to dob in bosses for animal cruelty. Radio Live. 8 November 2010
One of New Zealand's richest women is offering farm workers up to $30,000 if they shop their bosses for animal cruelty. Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron has told TV ONE's Sunday that she wants an end to sow stalls and caged chicken farming and has donated $2 million to SAFE as part of her campaign. Listen.

Kathmandu's Cameron funds pig fight - NZPA. 8 November 2010
The founder of outdoor clothing and equipment chain Kathmandu has given $2 million to help fight factory farming with some of the money being offered to workers to rat on their bosses. more ...

Kathmandu founder gives $2m to fight factory farming - Otago Daily Times. 8 November 2010
The founder of outdoor clothing and equipment chain Kathmandu has given $2 million to help fight factory farming with some of the money being offered to workers to rat on their bosses. more ...

Will $2m save NZ's abused animals? Breakfast. 8 November 2010
Hans Kriek from SAFE explains to Breakfast how it will be distributing the $2 million donated by Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron to the NZ Animal Justice Fund to stop unethical commercial farming practices. Watch

Magnate's $2m fights cruelty on farms - NZ Herald. 8 November 2010
The country's wealthiest woman has pledged $2 million to fight animal cruelty - and will give cash to anyone who dobs in farmers' cruel practices. more ...

$2m Anti-factory Farming Fund Launched - SAFE Media Release. 8 November 2010
A two-million-dollar fund is being launched today to challenge cruel factory farming practices in New Zealand in an effort to stop widespread animal suffering on factory farms. National animal advocacy group SAFE will administer the fund and says the Animal Justice Fund (AJF) will act as a national watchdog for factory pig, chicken and battery hen farms. more...

Dob in your Boss - Sunday, TVNZ. 7 November 2010
Sunday lifts the lid on Jan Cameron's passion for animal welfare and her involvement in the Animal Justice Fund - an initiative to expose animal abuse administered by SAFE. - Watch.

Reward offered in factor farm fight - TV One. 7 November 2010
One of New Zealand's richest women is offering farm workers a reward of up to $30,000 to dob in their bosses for cruelty to animals. more ...

NEWS IN AUSTRALIA

ANIMAL FARM - Australian Story. 11 October 2010

Famously enigmatic and a rare volunteer for the interview chair, Jan Cameron has channelled her formidable energies and bank balance towards a new cause in the hope she can influence the way factory farmed animals are treated in Australia. - Watch

THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO MARKET - Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 2010

It could be a factory farm anywhere in Australia producing the pigs, chickens, eggs which will eventually come to a supermarket near you. The work is poorly paid, monotonous, odorous and sometimes calls for workers to turn a blind eye to conditions which should have the place shut down... more

RETAIL QUEEN JAN CAMERON REVEALS SHE HAS GIVEN $35 MILLION TO CHARITY IN PAST FOUR YEARS - Smart Company. 12 October 2010
Australia's fourth richest woman, retail mogul Jan Cameron, has revealed she has donated $35 million to charity in the past four years, as she steps up her involvement in the animal rights movement... more

KATHMANDU FOUNDER JAN CAMERON'S $5M BOUNTY TO WIPE OUT FARM CRUELTY - Herald Sun. 22 June 2010
ONE of Australia's wealthiest women has posted $5 million to play bounty hunter. Enigmatic Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron hopes "rewards" of up to $30,000 will entice insiders to dob in some intensive animal farmers to expose any cruelty at some battery hen and pig operations... more

MILLIONAIRE'S MISSION DOWN ON THE FARM – ABC News. 9 October 2010
Jan Cameron says she has the time and money to put up a decent fight.
Jan Cameron is one of Australia's richest women. As the founder of the Kathmandu clothing empire she started sewing sleeping bags in her bedroom in the seventies... more