Cheap Trumps Standards, Ethics & Compassion . . . Apparently

I rarely link to Stuff articles, as I have a healthy disdain for the inherent and overt biases in their media "coverage". But in this instance, and as someone who cares deeply about animals and issues of animal welfare, I not only willingly link to one of their articles, but applaud and thank them for ensuring the following particular item didn't slip completely through the cracks (as certain politicians would prefer it did).

What's more, I'd encourage Stuff to stay on the case.

Without further ado, and without asking you to spend time reading through some pointless secondary summary of an already reasonably concise and to-the-point piece of coverage, here'sStuff's  article, titled appropriately 'The "Back Door" for Meat and Egg Imports Looks Unlikely to Be Closed'.

It's brief and cursory coverage of a matter (i.e. standards, of lack thereof, for imported animal-derived food products) that deserves greater and sustained focus, given the lack of concern of many politicians in this country for matters of animal welfare . . .  and how far down we sit in the food chain (pun intended) of other western nations when it comes to concern for "production" animals.

AN IMPORTANT PS:  With the New Zealand Green Party having ventured so far from its roots and the justification for its existence in recent years, it's heartening to see even the tiniest remembrance of its core business and reason for being. Heart-and-ethics-driven voters might see "the Greens" as a more serious alternative (and we certainly need one), if you returned your focus to issues like these.