West Australian Government not interested in animal welfare.
Nearly 1,800,000 animals exported from Western Australia since July 2009 and not one animal has been inspected by trained farmed animal welfare law enforcement inspectors to ensure their welfare.

WHY? read here...

AWU - Political lobbying sees destruction of Animal Welfare Unit Inspectorate within the Dept of Local Govt- latest developments:

DAFWA - Sheep experiment goes wrong- is Dept of Ag (DAFWA) incompetent?

If Dept of Ag 'cover up' deaths of animals, why is the Animal Welfare Unit Inspectorate being moved to the Dept? Read here the news article:

Animal Welfare Act 2002 states

• (a) promote and protect the welfare, safety and health of animals;
• (b) ensure the proper and humane care and management of all animals in accordance with generally accepted standards; and
• (c) reflect the community’s expectation that people who are in charge of animals will ensure that they are properly treated and cared for.

How can the WA Government ensure proper and humane care and management of all animals when they have no trained State Animal Welfare Inspectors?

read here...

Successful Prosecutions - Dawson | Rodway | Doak

Awaiting on Trial - Laird | Mattsen

Result - Westpork Pty Ltd case withdrawn

The prosecutions for throwing a live sheep from the top level of a truck and electrically shock prodding the face of a sheep’s head are not isolated incidents. It is simply that no law enforcement authority has had the guts to prosecute…

The past success of the State Animal Welfare Unit Inspectorate to take on the 'politically difficult or sensitive' cases appears reason enough for the current State Government to remove their funding. The Unit is no longer able to investigate new cases reported to them, however they are actively pursuing cases they were given a number of months ago. Truth is, the Governments wants it to look like they care and animal welfare is a priority but the reality is essentially the State Animal Welfare Act is not being actively upheld.

Perhaps the Animal Welfare Unit is too successful?

MINISTER SATISFIED WITH LACK OF ANIMAL WELFARE ENFORCEMENT
read Press Release

WA Opposition calls for re-instatement of Inspectors in the Animal Welfare Unit
read Media Statement

The Australian live animal export industry continues to promote itself as world's best practice.

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2010 photos here

The Australian sheep industry has nothing but utter contempt for sheep
regardless of whether they are on Australian or Middle Eastern soil.

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

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

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Report reveals negative economic impact of Australia’s live sheep export trade. Meat processing much more profitable than live trade.

World Society for Protection of Animals
read Press Release | Q & A | The 2009 Report

Australia's "World's Best Practice"
in Animal Welfare, or "World's Worst"

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

Truckie accused of starving goats
Goats transported 65 hours without food or water

Australian authorities fail to address animal suffering on farms

• RSPCA Tasmania appeals to the State government to end cruelty to pigs view media release here

• 60 Minutes Investigaion; 'The Hidden Truth' - view Animals Australia media release here

• 60 Minutes story transcript; 'The Hidden Truth' - view transcript and video here

• Animals Australia - Australian Pork Industry responds to 60 Minutes 'The Hidden Truth' and Animals Australia's TV commercial, with misleading information - view Media Release here

If mulesed sheep do not end up covered in flies with maggots devouring their flesh on Australian farms;

they may end up slowly dying on a rusting stinking boat to the Middle East, or slowly dying of thirst on a truck in the Middle East, or being slaughtered while fully conscious.

Horrendous suffering exposed at a farm in Smeaton, Victoria
view farm property report & What is flystike (.pdf files)