I took this photo on my way to work this morning.Look at how crammed these poor sheep are. The only way I can relate to this is the times I've chosen to be in a mosh pit... I can't take it for more than an hour. Imagine it was you in a hellish mobile mosh pit / jail like this. How long could you survive being squashed by other humans? How about a month non-stop?
This is how animals in our country are treated (mistreated) on long journeys from their farm to the port and then on a voyage by ship. Eg: From Fremantle, Western Australia to Aqaba, Jordan in the Middle East takes 32 days.
Notice the poor sheep squashed into the corner? Over the past 30 years more than 150 million animals have left Australian shores for slaughter in the Middle East, 2.5 million of these animals died during the journey.
Each year many shipments exceed the ‘reportable’ death rate of 2% for sheep and 1% for cattle on long haul shipment. Read more about the live animal export death toll
The Government says:
Australia leads the world in animal welfare practices. The Australian Government does not tolerate cruelty towards animals and will not compromise on animal welfare standards. Our ongoing involvement in this trade provides an opportunity to influence animal welfare conditions in importing countries.
And yet they have recently decided to allow a resumption of the live cattle export trade to Egypt, which was suspended two years ago after animal cruelty was exposed. The world’s leading animal protection groups have united in the condemnation of this move.
Act now:
It will only take 5 minutes to express your opposition to live exports, by writing an email from the Handle with Care website. They have everything you'll need to contact:Don't forget to help spread the word about this campaign by letting your family and friends know. You could also contact the media by writing a letter to the editor or calling talk back radio.
~ Adam
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