Australia’s international reputation for good animal welfare has taken a battering with people worldwide protesting the Rudd Government’s support of the cruel live export trade.
"From June 23, concerned citizens from countries as varied as Kenya, Indonesia, Mexico, the US and Ireland have been writing to their local Australian Embassy to highlight the suffering inflicted on sheep sent to the Middle East for slaughter. The international action will last for a fortnight, ending on July 4.
And in a show of unity, animal welfare groups around the world have been writing to Prime Minister Rudd directly to raise serious animal welfare concerns with the trade.
The global protest is part of the Handle with Care campaign against the long distance transport of animals for slaughter.
Handle with Care spokesperson Dr Hugh Wirth said international condemnation of the live export trade was a powerful way to tell the Rudd Government that Australia should no longer be a world leader in animal cruelty.
“This trade puts to shame the nation’s good record in many other areas of animal welfare, and tarnishes our otherwise good international reputation,” Dr Wirth said.
“We urge the many Australians who abhor the trade to contact their overseas friends, and ask them to let the Rudd Government know that live export must end.”
taken from world society for the protection of animals.
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2 comments:
I actually saw sheep being loaded in WA when Josef was small... the size of these ships, and the sheer amount of stock was unbelievable.
I don't know the answer Vic, is there a more humane way to get sheep to them Emrates.Certainly the system we have now is not right...
yep. agreed!
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