Live animal export isn’t new fodder for ABC’s 7.30. In 2013, graphic footage shown on the program brought the issue of live cattle export out of the farmland and into homes around Australia. As a result of the exposé, cattle trade with Egypt was halted as the nation took stock of the inhumane treatment of animals shipped from Down Under.
A #liveexport firm’s calling for tougher action in the sector following @AnimalsAus claims. See why on #abc730
https://t.co/8cQMfzClJw
— abc730 (@abc730) October 13, 2015
Lynn White, campaign director for Animals Australia, concedes the livestock trade is vital to Australia, but her group is still “asking for meaningful consequences for offending exporters so that animals will at least be saved from the worst abuses of being exported to these countries.”
While the two parties may not see eye to eye on every issue relating to the animal trade, any effort to stop excessive cruelty is surely welcome. You can watch the full 7.30 segment below.