The global live export trade has been built on an acceptance of suffering - sending animals on risky journeys halfway around the world just to be killed for their meat when they arrive in destination countries. Live export is not only cruel, it is also unnecessary.
Australian Senators will soon cast the defining vote on whether sheep will continue to be subjected to the ruthless live export trade or whether this cruelty will end. Whether or not this historic piece of legislation passes the Senate will…
The end of live sheep export is near. But until the last sheep leaves our shores, our work is not done. Join us to bring this – and more historic victories for animals – home.
Thousands of sheep and cattle will be re-loaded onto the MV Bahijah and sent on a dangerously experimental 34 day voyage. Let decision-makers know the phase-out date must be legislated!
The smell of a live export vessel docked in a harbour was so unbearable people in the city were sent home from work. But for the animals on board, the smell is just a small part of their miserable reality...