animal welfare

For the love of god people it is time to make sure that Live Export is BANNED. 78% of the animals on this vessel died on board due to horrific conditions.... Stand up for those that cant stand up for themselves - at least email your local MP or representative, there will be pre-written letters of complaint ready for you to use at Animals Australia or Ban Live Export.... the animals need you. Live Export Activists Want to End Horrific Cruelty by Mar Ex Australian Greens political party animal welfare spokesperson Tammy Franks has called for the South Australian government to take action to stop live export cruelty involving animals loaded from Port Adelaide. “The revelation that 78 per cent of the 4179 sheep that died appallingly cruel deaths from heat stress aboard a live export shipment from Australia to the Middle East were loaded in Port Adelaide is a call to action. The SA State Government must take action to end our contribution to the live export ‘ships of shame’,” Franks said. “It is clear that the only solution to end this horrific suffering is to end live exports and support the Australian domestic meat processing industry by moving to chilled box meat exports. Live exports not only export suffering, but Australian jobs offshore as well. “The heat stress that killed these 3256 sheep