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Whilst the primary focus of the Animal Justice Fund (AJF) is to raise awareness and help alleviate the suffering of factory-farmed animals, information is also welcomed that exposes animal cruelty in other commercial or recreational practices.

Any information and/or evidence provided to the AJF will, where appropriate, be assessed and acted upon under the advice of the legal panel. This committee consists of barristers who assess the merits of a complaint and its legitimacy of an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 1999.

The AJF also liaises with MAF and the RNZSPCA, the two main animal welfare enforcement agencies. Where information is provided that requires urgent action to alleviate animal suffering, information will be immediately brought to the attention of the relevant enforcement body.