Live Export Shame - Australia's live animal export industry and the suffering it causes to animals - facts and figures from government, industry and animal activists

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Animals Australia's plea to Australian farmers to not export their animals to the Middle East for the annual Eid-al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) which will be held in December this year - click here to view

Australia demonstrates "worlds best practice"
in animal welfare during transport.

Court Prosecution against driver transporting wild goats for live export over 3000 kms for 65 hours without water, feed or rest - 330 goats died of stress related salmonellosis and/ or pneumonia.

The driver did it because there is no monitoring, nor policing, for compliance to any welfare legislation - without auditing and accountability, the industry claim of 'Best Practice' is just public relations 'Spin Doctoring' with no basis in fact.

Read the news reports:
http://www.liveexportshame.com/news2/index.php/topic,4740.0.html or
http://www.liveexportshame.com/news2/index.php/topic,4739.0.html

Australia does not enforce the animal welfare requirements of the live animal export regulations.

There are no AQIS animal welfare inspections on farm, in transport from farm to feedlot, at feedlot, in transports to the ports or at the port before loading.

When Australia says they have 'best practice' they mean no one checks so they can say what we like. The industry is completely self regulating for animal welfare.

Enforcement of ASEL would financially cost the exporters of live animals significantly so the Australian govt supports the cruelty that is live export by not enforcing the ASEL thus saving the exporters lots of money in fees.

Catholic Priest blesses cattle with holy water as they arrive at the Port of Fremantle for the live export ship Maysora.

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Visit HANDLE WITH CARE Global action website

download and read the
WSPA/Handle With Care report - 'Long distance transport of Australian animals for slaughter' (2.5MB .pdf)

10,000,000 new born sheep die every year on Australian farms

The Truth behind the Live Export Industry. The animals, and the facts & figures !

Australia's "World's Best Practice"
in Animal Welfare, or "World's Worst"
AUSTRALIA leads the world in live export animal cruelty.

Live Export | Australian Slaughter | 4 Feb 2008 - RSPCA report analysis of MLA live export standard

What's the Real Value of Australia's
Live Export Trade ?

click here to read ABS Facts vs Industry claims

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the officially recognised Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia and its people.

Australia slaughterhouse abuse of baby calves:

Bobby Calves Journey Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq_0K0q-JP4

Bobby Calves Journey Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gquF55FVoBk

Another example of Australia's proud
animal welfare record:
Sheep tortured by electric prod before death..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT60wBShF68

The WA State Solicitor's advice is that the Magistrate erred in her judgement and should have convicted live export company Emanuel Exports Pty Ltd and its two directors of animal cruelty. West Australian Government Minister Ljiljanna Ravlich ordered the appeal against the verdict to be withdrawn.

Please click here to send a letter to Western Australian Premier Alan Carpenter urging him to instruct the State Solicitor to reinstate the appeal process that can legally expose the live export trade for what it really is—a cruel and indefensible industry.

In the 21st century, Western Australia remains an Animal Welfare Backwater.

Western Australia occupies 33% of the land mass of Australia.

March 2008 - the West Australian government reduces funding to the Animal Welfare Unit, effectively cutting the number of inspectors from 6 down to 2.

That's just 2 inspectors to cover all saleyards, ports, research facilities and transportation in an area covering 2,526,786 square kilometres.