Economic impact - Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council.
Recent media coverage of animal abuse in the live export trade has led many to question whether the trade should be continued, or replaced with exports of Australian processed lamb and beef. Live animal exports have been, and remain, a contentious issue. Many petitions have been made to Parliament to end the live export trade, such as that presented in November 2012 by Kelvin Thomson MP with.
The cruel live export trade. New Zealanders take pride in valuing animal welfare. In New Zealand, our law states that animals are sentient. Because animals are individuals able to feel emotions such as pain and joy, we have standards for how they should be treated. In 2003, we achieved a ban on the live export of animals for slaughter.
Animal Cruelty Around the world, in so many contexts, animal cruelty continues to happen. From domesticated pets to wild animals, no animal is safe from cruelty in the hands of brutality. This is why there is an ongoing call, from different advocacy groups and organizations to recognize animal cruelty and stop it from further happening. Animal cruelty happens because there are individuals.
The live export of animals is a process in which animals, mostly cattle, sheep and goats, are sent overseas. Australia in particular ships millions of animals yearly overseas. Exporting live animals is wrong and needs to stop. The outcome of this exportation is tortuous and results in illness causing death for most animals, and those who do survive are subject to being slaughtered in countries.
THE present debate about the live export trade has lost sight of several key factors, the most important one being that Australia is the only country that invests in animal welfare beyond its borders.
About Live Animal Export. Australian sheep disembarking live export ship Australia is the world’s largest exporter of live animals for slaughter. Every year, millions of Australian cattle, sheep, and goats are exported alive to be killed in the Middle East, South East Asia, North Africa, and the Philippines — where animal welfare laws do not exist to protect them.
The subject of animal rights is hotly contested, with much confusion between the subject of animal rights and animal welfare. The concept of animal rights states that all non-human animals should be considered persons rather than possessions. Animal rights also include the right to an animal’s own fundamental rights, such as being able to have control over their own lives.