A momentous day today as hopefully Parliament passes the legislation set to #BanLiveExport from Great Britain for slaughter or fattening. A real honour to be here to see history in the making.
'clever marketing campaigns have described the affected farms as family-owned operations. But in reality, many are owned by entrepreneurs like Gina Rinehart and Kerry Stokes, as well as other multinational conglomerates'
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The torturous journey of thousands of sheep and cattle aboard the Bahijah is nearly over.
74 days at sea. A severe heatwave.
Two voyages that should never have been approved.
Now another ordeal awaits - fully conscious slaughter in Israel.
Never again.
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'We can't turn away because those animals need us.' The Animal Justice Party discusses why live export must end in Australia.
#australia #auspol #freo #liveexport #liveexport s #sheep #animalwelfare #animaljustice #australia n #mvbahijah #livestock #legislatethedate #banliveexport
Patricia Science girl Someone we know is looking for the pictures from the front and it continues to their slaughter
Joe Biden could #StopTheRoundups and #BanLiveExport , at the very least of #Horses . #USA 🇺🇸 doesn't need to sacrifice our land and #wildlife to feed the world.
BREAKING NEWS
The Albanese government confirmed today that Australia's live sheep trade will cease on 1st May 2028, with the end date legislated this term.
Thank you to everyone who fought so hard for this long-awaited day.
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the perspective missing from nearly every piece of 'journalism' & commentary on live export ban so far - the sheep. Remember them? Remember their DECADES of suffering? Remember all the lies the grubby industry has told about how well cared for they were on ships?
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Sussan Ley 2018: 'this is an industry with an operating model built on animal suffering'
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the question should be, how was this vile trade allowed to continue for so long?
(images: Animals Australia)
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'they asked for a meeting. We made ourselves available ... & they didn't turn up for the meeting. That's what happened. That's the fact. And we had a long process of consultation, including in those areas where it occurs'
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'we now send 90 percent fewer live sheep overseas than we used to 20 years ago' - Murray Watt
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Murray Watt: 'over the weekend I've been contacted by sheep producers who support what we're doing'
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Mr Hassell seems to have deleted this tweet before I could click respond so here's the screenshot
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‘Not sustainable from our perspective’ says Billy Kelleher MEP. Billy is a member of the European Parliament but doesn’t want to follow EU rules in relation to calf export. Calves need milk. At present they go 30 hours without feed. Solution? #BanLiveExport Charlie McConalogue