Traditionally, live sheep are packed into trucks. Packed even tighter into ships. They survive, mostly, for a few weeks. Knee deep in their own shit, in searing heat. Then they are slaughtered in whatever cruel fashion suits the bizarre demands of primitive cultures and religions.
It's claimed that, now, our sheep welfare is the best in the world. Until they are outside Australia, anyway.
Finally, the federal government plans to ban our live sheep trade.
Shock, horror, despair.
The trade brings in 92 million each year. A tiny fraction of the billions earned by our iron ore exports.
The live sheep trade employs more than 3000 people across its supply chain. Not counting the hammer wielding thugs at the end of the sheep's life.
It would take ten times that number to run a chilled carcase sheep trade. A trade which would not horrify Australian standards, civilisation and sensibilities.
The government is allowing time for producers to adapt.
Producers must adapt.
It is time that sheep traders joined the rest of us in the semi-civilised real world.
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Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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Dying for you to read my blog, at https://notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com.au/ :-)
The word "boobs" is so scary until you get to the second "b". (Alfred E. Neumann
1 comment:
Agree. Time to put an end to this terrible trade.
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