The New Zealand Hen Welfare Trust

The charitable objects of the Trust are:

• To prevent cruelty to, and protect the welfare of, hens in commercial farming systems throughout New Zealand;

• To save hens specifically bred for commercial purposes from cruelty and abuse in commercial farms throughout New Zealand;

• To provide a permanent place of refuge for hens which no longer have any commercial use and are unproductive for commercial farming purposes;

• To raise public awareness of the plight of hens in commercial farming systems;

• To promote awareness and facilitate education in relation to alternative and non-abusive chicken farming practices in commercial farming systems in New Zealand;

• to co-operate, assist, and enter into projects or programmes with other animal welfare organisations to alleviate the suffering of commercially farmed hens in New Zealand; and

• to do all other things which are charitable under the laws of New Zealand.